The bill, H.B. No. 1749, amends Section 29.003 of the Government Code to enhance the jurisdiction of municipal courts regarding health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances. It introduces a new subsection (a-1) that allows the governing body of a municipality to enact ordinances granting municipal courts civil jurisdiction for enforcing specific municipal ordinances related to health and safety. Additionally, it establishes concurrent jurisdiction with district courts or county courts at law for enforcing these ordinances within the municipality's territorial limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Furthermore, the bill empowers municipal courts with the authority to issue search warrants for investigating violations of health and safety or nuisance abatement ordinances, as well as seizure warrants for securing, removing, or demolishing offending properties and clearing debris from the premises. This legislation is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 29.003 (Government Code 29)