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HB3906 • 2025

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

Relating to the authority of certain 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
Gerdes
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  2. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  4. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  5. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  6. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

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

  8. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3906 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R13467 CS-F

By: Gerdes

H.B. No. 3906

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain 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. REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

Sec.

240.061.

AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public

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

with a population of 250,000 or less by order may regulate the level

of noise emanating from a property at night 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 the use of:

(1) firearms; or

(2) fireworks.

Sec.

240.062.

CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an

offense if the person violates an order adopted under Section

240.061 and the order defines the violation as an offense.

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

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