Bill Text: TX SB416 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to clarification of the law regarding the regulation of historic or culturally significant structures by certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to Local Government [SB416 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB416-Introduced.html
87R3671 JTS-D | ||
By: Miles | S.B. No. 416 |
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relating to clarification of the law regarding the regulation of | ||
historic or culturally significant structures by certain | ||
municipalities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 315, Local Government Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 315.007 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 315.007. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY | ||
SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A | ||
municipality to which Section 211.0165 does not apply may adopt and | ||
enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation whose primary | ||
purpose is to protect or maintain historic or culturally | ||
significant structures. | ||
(b) A regulation under this section is not considered a | ||
zoning regulation for the purposes of Chapter 211 or other law, | ||
including a municipal charter, regardless of whether the regulation | ||
designates specific districts or other areas in the municipality. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 315.007, Local Government Code, as added | ||
by this Act, is intended only to clarify existing law with respect | ||
to the regulation of historic or culturally significant structures | ||
by certain municipalities. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |