CS/HB 403: Local Ordinances
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee ; Giallombardo
Local Ordinances; Authorizes courts to award reasonable attorney fees & costs & damages in certain civil actions filed against local governments; specifies limitation on awards; requires boards of local governments to prepare business impact estimate before enactment of ordinance; specifies requirements for posting & content of estimate; requires local government to suspend enforcement of ordinance that is subject of certain legal action if certain conditions are met; authorizes prevailing local government to enforce ordinance after specified period; requires courts to give priority to certain cases; authorizes courts to award attorney fees & costs & damages; provides declaration of important state interest.
Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/25/2021 House • Filed
11/5/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
11/23/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
12/1/2021 House • Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/14/2022 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
2/16/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/18/2022 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/27/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/28/2022 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar
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CS/HB 403, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2022 at 5:17 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2022 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 280 (e1) Local Ordinances Hutson Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages 
Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 57.112 Attorney fees and costs and damages; preempted local actions. Page 3 (pdf) 125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 5 (pdf) 125.675 Page 8 (pdf) 163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment area. Page 14 (pdf) 163.3181 Public participation in the comprehensive planning process; intent; alternative dispute resolution. Page 15 (pdf) 163.3215 Standing to enforce local comprehensive plans through development orders. Page 15 (pdf) 166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 10 (pdf) 166.0411 Page 12 (pdf) 376.80 Brownfield program administration process. Page 17 (pdf) 497.270 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands. Page 19 (pdf) 562.45 Penalties for violating Beverage Law; local ordinances; prohibiting regulation of certain activities or business transactions; requiring nondiscriminatory treatment; providing exceptions. Page 20 (pdf) 847.0134 Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school. Page 21 (pdf) -
HB 403, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2021 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/1/2021 (pdf)
Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2022 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 280 (e1) Local Ordinances Hutson Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 091733 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Giallombardo 2/15/2022
5:42 PMAdopted
2/16/2022PDF Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 57.112 Attorney fees and costs and damages; preempted local actions. Page 2 (pdf) 125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 4 (pdf) 125.675 Page 6 (pdf) 163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment area. Page 11 (pdf) 163.3181 Public participation in the comprehensive planning process; intent; alternative dispute resolution. Page 11 (pdf) 163.3215 Standing to enforce local comprehensive plans through development orders. Page 12 (pdf) 166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 8 (pdf) 166.0411 Page 9 (pdf) 376.80 Brownfield program administration process. Page 13 (pdf) 497.270 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands. Page 16 (pdf) 562.45 Penalties for violating Beverage Law; local ordinances; prohibiting regulation of certain activities or business transactions; requiring nondiscriminatory treatment; providing exceptions. Page 16 (pdf) 847.0134 Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school. Page 18 (pdf)