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HB3641 • 2025

Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bell, Cecil | Walle | Cain | McLaughlin
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
05/16/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2650

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-C. Bell

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2538

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  21. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  22. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  24. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  29. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3641 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Bell of Montgomery, Walle, Cain,

H.B. No. 3641

McLaughlin

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in

residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. COUNTY REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS

Sec.

240.061.

AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public

health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county by

order may regulate the level of noise emanating from a residence or

a tract of land located in a residential area in the unincorporated

area of the county.

(b)

This section does not authorize the commissioners court

of a county to regulate:

(1) the use of fireworks; or

(2) noise emanating from a business activity.

Sec.

240.062.

CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an

offense if the person on two or more occasions violates an order

adopted under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.