By: Dutton, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Bettencourt) H.B. No. 1922          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2023;   April 20, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local   Government; May 2, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:     Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 2, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote         COMMITTEE VOTE              YeaNayAbsentPNV          BettencourtX          SpringerX          EckhardtX          GutierrezX          HallX          NicholsX          ParkerX          PaxtonX          WestX     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit   fees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government   Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows:          Sec. 214.908.  REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES. (a)   In this section, "building permit fee" means a fee charged by a   municipality as a condition to constructing, renovating, or   remodeling a structure.          (b)  A building permit fee is abolished on the 10th   anniversary after the date the fee is adopted or most recently   reauthorized under this section unless the governing body of the   municipality that adopted or reauthorized the fee:                (1)  holds a public hearing on the reauthorization of   the fee; and                (2)  reauthorizes the fee by vote of the governing   body.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.     * * * * *