HBA-TYH C.S.H.B. 1110 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1110
By: Smith
Urban Affairs
3/15/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, state law allows municipal code violators to leave their
property in a non conforming status for 10 days, which may have an adverse
impact on property values.  In addition, the 10-day limit curtails a local
government's right to control municipal code violations.  However, some
small towns only have newspapers that print once a week.  C.S.H.B. 1110
authorizes local governments to take action to clean up property within
seven days of sending the notice of violation to the property owner and
changes the publication requirement from twice within 10 consecutive days
to only requiring a one time publication.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Sections 342.006(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, to
authorize a municipality to perform the enumerated tasks, if the owner of
property in the municipality does not comply with a municipal ordinance or
requirement under this chapter within seven, rather than 10, days of notice
of a violation.  Provides that the notice must be given by publication at
least once, rather than twice within 10 consecutive days, if the notice
cannot be personally delivered or the owner's post office address is
unknown. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 1110 differs from the original by changing the publication
requirement from twice within seven days to only requiring one time
publication.