City officials don't yet know how HB 2127, which could preempt many municipal ordinances, would affect some existing or new ordinances.
Crafted by state Rep. Dustin Burrows , the bill aims to create a statewide, uniform set of regulations for businesses, which Burrows says have been hurt by a patchwork of local rules.
The legislation marks the latest incursion in a years-long effort by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature to chip away at the ability of Democratic-led big cities to govern themselves. Of the 1,750 bills city officials said they were tracking this session, HB 2127, which had its first hearing in the House’s State Affairs Committee on March 15, quickly stood out to them as a top concern.
That means cities would still be able to regulate many issues within the nine codes the legislation preempts, but city attorneys would need to examine all new and existing ordinances on a case-by-case basis to ensure they wouldn’t violate the new law. were conflicted about how to move forward on protecting construction workers from heat-related mishaps — an issue they’ve been working on for more than a year. Rocha Garcia and then-Councilwoman Ana Sandovalto study heat-illness prevention measures the city could implement in April 2022.
Williams said the city attorney would provide legal guidance to council members on how the law might apply to the proposals they’re considering but added that the law’s vague nature will almost definitely end in a court’s interpretation.
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