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 areas outside their immediate governance, except for providing municipal services through mutual agreements. The bill also amends various existing sections of the Local Government Code to remove references to extraterritorial jurisdiction, ensuring that regulations related to development, municipal fees, and other governance matters apply solely within the corporate limits of municipalities.

Furthermore, the bill allows counties to undertake improvement projects in defined parts of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, provided these projects comply with local regulations. It also revises the definition of "service area" to restrict it to municipal boundaries, eliminating previous provisions that extended this authority into extraterritorial jurisdictions. The amendments streamline the legal framework governing development projects and municipal authority, focusing on areas outside municipal limits and simplifying the approval processes. The changes are set to take effect on 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 (Local Government Code 43, Local Government Code 351, Local Government Code 551, Local Government Code 42, Local Government Code 212, Local Government Code 216, Local Government Code 214, Local Government Code 382, Local Government Code 232, Special District Local Laws Code 8230, Local Government Code 380, Local Government Code 552, Local Government Code 41, Local Government Code 229, Local Government Code 395, Local Government Code 377, Water Code 16, Local Government Code 375, Local Government Code 507, Local Government Code 372)