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      By: Toth H.B. No. 987       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the time for issuance of a municipal building permit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 214.904, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and striking Subsection   (c) to read as follows:          Sec. 214.904.  TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING   PERMIT. (a)  This section applies only to a permit required by a   municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in   the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.          (b)  Not later than the 30th [ 45th ] day after the date an   application for a permit is submitted, the municipality must:                (1)  grant or deny the permit;                [ (2)     provide written notice to the applicant stating   the reasons why the municipality has been unable to grant or deny   the permit application; ] or                 (2)  [ (3) ]  reach a written agreement with the applicant   providing for a deadline for granting or denying the permit.          [ (c)     For a permit application for which notice is provided   under Subsection (b)(2), the municipality must grant or deny the   permit not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is   received. ]           (c)  [ (d) ]  If a municipality fails to grant or deny a permit   application in the time required by Subsection (c) or by an   agreement under Subsection (b)(2)[ (3) ], the municipality:                (1)  may not collect any permit fees associated with   the application; and                (2)  shall refund to the applicant any permit fees   associated with the application that have been collected.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.