Bill Text: TX SB186 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located on certain uninhabited residential property.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-10 - Effective immediately [SB186 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB186-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 186 | ||
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| relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located | ||
| on certain uninhabited residential property. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 341, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 341.019 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 341.019. MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL | ||
| PROPERTY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, | ||
| county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, | ||
| a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that: | ||
| (1) is located on residential property that is | ||
| reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to | ||
| foreclosure; and | ||
| (2) is an immediate danger to the health, life, or | ||
| safety of any person. | ||
| (b) A public official, agent, or employee charged with the | ||
| enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the | ||
| premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to | ||
| inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance. | ||
| (c) In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment | ||
| with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are | ||
| breeding. | ||
| (d) The public official, agent, or employee shall post on | ||
| the front door of the residence a notice stating: | ||
| (1) the identity of the treating authority; | ||
| (2) the purpose and date of the treatment; | ||
| (3) a description of the areas of the property treated | ||
| with larvicide; | ||
| (4) the type of larvicide used; and | ||
| (5) any known risks of the larvicide to humans or | ||
| animals. | ||
| 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, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 186 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 12, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 186 passed the House on | ||
| May 4, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 1, two present | ||
| not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
