H.B. No. 282 amends Chapter 242 of the Local Government Code to grant certain counties and municipalities the authority to regulate subdivisions within a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The bill introduces two new sections: Section 242.0012, which allows counties with populations over 370,000 and more than six municipalities (each with populations under 2,000) to unilaterally amend jurisdiction agreements with municipalities to gain exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of subdivision platting for "qualified parcels" of land, defined as parcels greater than 10 acres intended for residential subdivision. Section 242.0013 establishes a process for amending agreements through binding arbitration, with specific provisions for consultation and notice requirements before arbitration can be initiated.

The bill stipulates that amendments made under Section 242.0012 apply only to plat applications filed after the county's commissioners court adopts the order, while amendments submitted for arbitration under Section 242.0013 are limited to one arbitration every ten years for the same agreement. Additionally, it specifies that amendments related to qualified parcels cannot be submitted for arbitration. The act is set to take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote from both houses or on September 1, 2025, if that vote is not achieved.

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