TITLE: Relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance.

SUMMARY: Relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 125.0015(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person who maintains a place to which persons habitually go for the following purposes and who knowingly tolerates the activity and furthermore fails to make reasonable attempts to abate the activity maintains a common nuisance: (1) discharge of a firearm in a public place as prohibited by the Penal Code; (2) reckless discharge of a firearm as prohibited by the Penal Code; (3) engaging in organized criminal activity as a member of a combination as prohibited by the Penal Code; (4) delivery, possession, manufacture, or use of a substance or other item in violation of Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; (5) gambling, gambling promotion, or communicating gambling information as prohibited by the Penal Code; (6) prostitution, promotion of prostitution, or aggravated promotion of prostitution as prohibited by the Penal Code; (7) compelling prostitution as prohibited by the Penal Code; (8) commercial manufacture, commercial distribution, or commercial exhibition of obscene material as prohibited by the Penal Code; (9) aggravated assault as described by Section 22.02, Penal Code; (10) sexual assault as described by Section 22.011, Penal Code; (11) aggravated sexual assault as described by Section 22.021, Penal Code; (12) robbery as described by Section 29.02, Penal Code; (13) aggravated robbery as described by Section 29.03, Penal Code; (14) unlawfully carrying a weapon as described by Section 46.02, Penal Code; (15) murder as described by Section 19.02, Penal Code; (16) capital murder as described by Section 19.03, Penal Code; (17) continuous sexual abuse of young child or children as described by Section 21.02, Penal Code; (18) massage therapy or other massage services in violation of Chapter 455, Occupations Code; (19) employing a minor at a sexually oriented business as defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code; (20) trafficking of persons as described by Section 20A.02, Penal Code; (21) sexual conduct or performance by a child as described by Section 43.25, Penal Code; (22) employment harmful to a child as described by Section 43.251, Penal Code; (23) criminal trespass as described by Section 30.05, Penal Code; (24) disorderly conduct as described by Section 42.01, Penal Code; (25) arson as described by Section 28.02, Penal Code; (26) criminal mischief as described by Section 28.03, Penal Code, that causes a pecuniary loss of $500 or more; [or] (27) a graffiti offense in violation of Section 28.08, Penal Code;or (28) burglary of vehicles in violation of Section 30.04, Penal Code.SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.