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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulatory authority of a municipality, including |
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authority to prohibit abortions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 51.080 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.080. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT ABORTION. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a home-rule municipality by |
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ordinance may prohibit a person from performing an abortion, or |
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prescribing a medication to induce an abortion, at a location in the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 54, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 54.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.007. PENALTIES FOR CONDUCT PUNISHABLE UNDER STATE |
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LAW. Except as otherwise specifically provided by state law, a |
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municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that provides a |
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penalty for conduct punishable under state law as a misdemeanor or |
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by a civil penalty. |
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SECTION 3. Section 229.001(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 43.002 |
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of this code and Chapter 251, Agriculture Code, a municipality may |
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not adopt or enforce regulations relating to: |
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(1) the transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, |
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ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of |
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firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun |
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supplies or accessories; |
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(2) commerce in firearms, air guns, knives, |
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ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories; or |
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(3) the discharge of a firearm or air gun at a sport |
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shooting range. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a criminal offense committed or a violation that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A criminal offense committed |
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or a violation that occurs before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed |
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or the violation occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. For purposes of this section, a criminal offense |
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was committed or a violation occurred before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense or violation occurred before |
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that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |