TITLE: Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.

SUMMARY: Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 214.2311 to read as follows: Sec. 214.2311. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to: (1) a municipality located in a county with a population of two million or more; (2) a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more located wholly in a county with a population of less than 320,000 that does not contain an international border; or (3) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 40,000 and less than 300,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico. SECTION 2. Section 214.233(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A municipality [located in a county with a population of two million or more] may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a registration form with a designated municipal official. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.