S.B. No. 2188
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the municipal or county regulation of residential
  detention facilities for immigrant or refugee children.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended
  by adding Section 250.011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 250.011.  RESIDENTIAL IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE CHILD
  DETENTION FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "residential child
  detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility
  licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the
  United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United
  States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal
  agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied
  immigrant or refugee children.
         (b)  A municipality or a county may adopt and enforce an
  ordinance, order, or other regulation that requires a residential
  child detention facility to:
               (1)  provide adequate water, wastewater, or other
  utilities for the facility; and
               (2)  meet reasonable minimum standards that promote the
  health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the facility.
         (c)  A county may not regulate under Subsection (b) a
  facility that is located in the corporate boundaries of a
  municipality.
         (d)  Before entering into a contract with a federal agency to
  operate as a residential child detention facility, the owner or
  operator of the proposed residential child detention facility must:
               (1)  provide notice of the proposed facility:
                     (A)  if the facility is located in a municipality,
  to the governing body of the municipality; or 
                     (B)  if the facility is located in the
  unincorporated area of a county, to the commissioners court of the
  county; and
               (2)  meet any requirements adopted by the municipality
  or county under Subsection (b).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2188 passed the Senate on    
  April 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2188 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 142,
  Nays 1, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor