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S.B. No. 599 AN ACT relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: Sec. 250.014. GROUP DAY-CARE HOME AND FAMILY HOME REGULATORY CERTAINTY. A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that requires a group day-care home or family home licensed, registered, or listed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to comply with health and safety standards that exceed the standards established by statute or Health and Human Services Commission rule. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 599 passed the Senate on April 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 599 passed the House on April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 6, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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