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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
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.
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House • May 03, 2025: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Companion Bills
Pub Rec/Code Inspector Body Camera Recordings; Provides exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by code inspector; provides exceptions; requires local government to retain body camera recordings for specified period; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Local Government Code Enforcement; Authorizing a county or municipality to designate a special magistrate; authorizing an enforcement board to record an original order issued by the board in the public records of the county; revising the method by which certain notices may be provided to an alleged code violator; requiring a governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras...
Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by a code inspector under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a local government to retain body camera recordings for a specified period; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and ...
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- May 03, 2025 | House
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Judiciary Committee
- Referred to State Affairs Committee
- Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Filed
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