Bill Text: TX SB343 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the conformity of local law with state law.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-02 - Referred to State Affairs [SB343 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB343-Introduced.html
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| By: Huffines | S.B. No. 343 | |
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| relating to the conformity of local law with state law. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Local Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 1.006 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1.006. CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW. (a) Where the | ||
| state has passed a general statute or rule regulating a subject, a | ||
| local government shall restrict its jurisdiction and the passage of | ||
| its ordinances, rules, and regulations to and in conformity with | ||
| the state statute or rule on the same subject, unless the local | ||
| government is otherwise expressly authorized by statute. | ||
| (b) Unless expressly authorized by state statute, a local | ||
| government shall not implement an ordinance, rule, or regulation | ||
| that conflicts with or is more stringent than a state statute or | ||
| rule regardless of when the state statute or rule takes effect. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
