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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise |
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levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
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Sec. 240.061. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public |
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health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county |
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with a population of 250,000 or less by order may regulate the level |
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of noise emanating from a property at night located in a residential |
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area in the unincorporated area of the county. |
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(b) This section does not authorize the commissioners court |
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of a county to regulate the use of: |
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(1) firearms; or |
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(2) fireworks. |
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Sec. 240.062. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an |
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offense if the person violates an order adopted under Section |
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240.061 and the order defines the violation as an offense. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |