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HB 281: Local Government Code Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Partington

Local Government Code Enforcement; Authorizes county or municipality to designate special magistrate; authorizes local governmental entity to assess administrative fees through adoption of alternate code enforcement system; revises circumstances in which enforcement board must declare enforcement board member's office vacant; revises code violation notice, correction period, & hearing process; revises method by which certain notices must be provided to alleged code violator; requires governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies & procedures; requires such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, & perform periodic review of actual body camera practices; increases criminal penalties for certain crimes committed against code inspector in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/28/2025 House • Filed
    2/6/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

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  • HB 281, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2025 at 4:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1475 Pub Rec/Code Inspector Body Camera Recordings Partington Linked Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1104 Local Government Code Enforcement Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1106 Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    162.01 Short title. Page 2 (pdf)
    162.02 Intent. Page 3 (pdf)
    162.03 Applicability. Page 3 (pdf)
    162.04 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    162.05 Local government code enforcement boards; organization. Page 5 (pdf)
    162.06 Enforcement procedure. Page 5 (pdf)
    162.07 Conduct of hearing. Page 7 (pdf)
    162.08 Powers of enforcement boards. Page 8 (pdf)
    162.09 Administrative fines; costs of repair; liens. Page 9 (pdf)
    162.10 Duration of lien. Page 10 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 12 (pdf)
    162.41 Page 13 (pdf)
    784.083 Assault or battery on code inspectors. Page 14 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 15 (pdf)

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