Bill Text: TX SB1552 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to additional functions of a commission panel of a municipal building and standards commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-30 - Left pending in committee [SB1552 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1552-Introduced.html
By: West | S.B. No. 1552 | |
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relating to additional functions of a commission panel of a | ||
municipal building and standards commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Local Government Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 54.036. FUNCTIONS. A commission panel may: | ||
(1) order the repair, within a fixed period, of buildings | ||
found to be in violation of an ordinance; | ||
(2) declare a building substandard in accordance with the | ||
powers granted by this subchapter; | ||
(3) order, in an appropriate case, the immediate removal of | ||
persons or property found on private property, enter on private | ||
property to secure the removal if it is determined that conditions | ||
exist on the property that constitute a violation of an ordinance, | ||
and order action to be taken as necessary to remedy, alleviate, or | ||
remove any substandard building found to exist; | ||
(4) issue orders or directives to any peace officer of the | ||
state, including a sheriff or constable or the chief of police of | ||
the municipality, to enforce and carry out the lawful orders or | ||
directives of the commission panel; | ||
(5) determine the amount and duration of the civil penalty | ||
the municipality may recover as provided by Section 54.017; | ||
(6) order action to be taken as necessary to remedy, | ||
alleviate, remove, or abate, violations of ordinances relating to | ||
animal care and control or water conservation measures, including | ||
water restrictions. | ||
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, 2015. |