S.B. No. 1585
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to requirements for the designation of a property as a
  historic landmark and the inclusion of a property in a historic
  district by a municipality.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 211.0165, Local
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 211.0165.  DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARK OR
  DISTRICT.
         SECTION 2.  Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding
  Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality
  that has established a process for designating places or areas of
  historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance
  through the adoption of zoning regulations or zoning district
  boundaries may not designate a property as a local historic
  landmark or include a property within the boundaries of a local
  historic district unless:
               (1)  the owner of the property consents to the
  designation or inclusion; or
               (2)  if the owner does not consent, the designation or
  inclusion of the owner's property is approved by a three-fourths
  vote of:
                     (A)  the governing body of the municipality; and
                     (B)  the zoning, planning, or historical
  commission of the municipality, if any.
         (a-1)  If a municipality has more than one commission
  described by Subsection (a)(2)(B), the municipality shall
  designate one of those commissions as the entity with exclusive
  authority to approve the designations of properties as local
  historic landmarks and the inclusion of properties in a local
  historic district under that paragraph.
         (b)  If the property is owned by an organization that
  qualifies as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax
  Code, the municipality may designate the property as a local
  historic landmark or include the property in a local historic
  district only if the organization consents to the designation or
  inclusion.
         (c)  The municipality must provide the property owner a
  statement that describes the impact that a historic designation or
  inclusion in a local historic district of the owner's property may
  have on the owner and the owner's property. The municipality must
  provide the statement to the owner not later than the 15th day
  before the date of the initial hearing on the historic designation
  or inclusion in a local historic district of the property of:
               (1)  the zoning, planning, or historical commission, if
  any; or
               (2)  the governing body of the municipality.
         SECTION 3.  Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, as
  amended by this Act, applies only to a proposal to include a
  property in a historic district or to designate a property as a
  local historic landmark made on or after the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1585 passed the Senate on
  April 21, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 26, Nays 5.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1585 passed the House on
  May 23, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 2, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor