S.B. No. 1509 aims to limit the regulatory authority of municipalities over their extraterritorial jurisdictions by introducing a new section, 51.004, to the Local Government Code. This section explicitly prohibits municipalities from adopting or enforcing ordinances, rules, or measures that regulate these areas, except for the provision of municipal services through mutual agreements. The bill also amends various sections of the Local Government Code to remove references to extraterritorial jurisdiction, reinforcing the prohibition on municipal regulation in these areas. Key amendments include the removal of language that previously allowed municipalities to treat extraterritorial jurisdictions as part of their regulatory domain, particularly concerning development plats and land use regulations.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that certain regulations, such as those related to the discharge of firearms, do not apply in extraterritorial jurisdictions. It establishes that municipalities may only create districts within their boundaries and modifies the definitions of land jurisdiction to emphasize that land must be outside municipal corporate limits. The bill also sets a fixed fee of $30 for certificates related to subdivisions imposed by commissioners courts, rather than allowing for variable municipal fees. Overall, S.B. No. 1509 seeks to streamline local governance by clarifying jurisdictional boundaries and simplifying regulatory requirements, with an effective date of September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Local Government Code 42.044, Local Government Code 43.063, Local Government Code 212.004, Local Government Code 212.010, Local Government Code 212.0115, Local Government Code 212.0146, Local Government Code 212.015, Local Government Code 212.0155, Local Government Code 212.044, Local Government Code 212.045, Local Government Code 212.047, Local Government Code 212.102, Local Government Code 214.904, Local Government Code 216.003, Local Government Code 216.004, Local Government Code 229.002, Local Government Code 229.003, Local Government Code 229.004, Local Government Code 232.006, Local Government Code 232.004, Local Government Code 232.0085, Local Government Code 232.009, Local Government Code 232.0095, Local Government Code 232.022, Local Government Code 232.028, Local Government Code 232.029, Local Government Code 351.143, Local Government Code 372.003, Local Government Code 375.0922, Local Government Code 375.304, Local Government Code 377.002, Local Government Code 377.021, Local Government Code 41.001, Local Government Code 377.072, Local Government Code 380.001, Local Government Code 382.109, Local Government Code 382.113, Local Government Code 395.001, Local Government Code 395.011, Local Government Code 395.058, Local Government Code 507.103, Local Government Code 551.006, Local Government Code 551.007, Local Government Code 552.044, Local Government Code 552.045, Local Government Code 552.0451, Local Government Code 552.907, Local Government Code 43.0561, Local Government Code 212.0085, Local Government Code 212.904, Local Government Code 216.015, Local Government Code 232.0015, Local Government Code 232.0023, Local Government Code 232.110, Special District Local Laws Code 8230.005, Water Code 16.343 (Special District Local Laws Code 8230, Local Government Code 41, Local Government Code 382, Local Government Code 552, Local Government Code 395, Local Government Code 372, Local Government Code 216, Local Government Code 232, Local Government Code 380, Local Government Code 212, Local Government Code 551, Water Code 16, Local Government Code 214, Local Government Code 507, Local Government Code 42, Local Government Code 43, Local Government Code 351, Local Government Code 377, Local Government Code 375, Local Government Code 229)