Bill Text: TX HB2014 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate certain activities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB2014 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2014-Introduced.html
  86R5403 JCG-D
 
  By: Goldman H.B. No. 2014
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate
  certain activities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Title 2, Occupations Code, is amended by adding
  Chapter 60 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 60. PREEMPTION
         Sec. 60.001.  PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.  
  (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Occupational license" means a license, permit,
  registration certificate, or other authorization that is:
                     (A)  issued by a licensing authority; and
                     (B)  required by an ordinance, rule, regulation,
  policy, or law for an individual to engage in an occupation.
               (2)  "Political subdivision" means a county,
  municipality, special district, or other political subdivision of
  this state.
               (3)  "State licensing authority" means a state agency,
  department, board, or commission or the executive or administrative
  officer of a state agency, department, board, or commission that
  issues an occupational license.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, if an individual is
  required to possess an occupational license issued by a state
  licensing authority to engage in an occupation, the governing body
  of a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce any ordinance,
  order, rule, regulation, law, or policy that requires the
  individual to:
               (1)  possess an occupational license issued by the
  political subdivision to engage in that occupation; or
               (2)  meet any other requirement or precondition to
  engage in that occupation.
         (c)  An ordinance, order, rule, regulation, law, or policy
  that violates this section is void and unenforceable.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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