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  89R19741 SRA-F     By: DeAyala H.B. No. 2625     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2625:     By:  Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 2625       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain   late-night and overnight deliveries to food service   establishments.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 437.029 to read as follows:           Sec.   437.029.     PROHIBITED LOCAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO   CERTAIN LATE-NIGHT AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERIES TO FOOD SERVICE   ESTABLISHMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law, the department, a   county, a municipality, or a public health district may not require   a food service establishment to obtain a sound regulation permit,   charge a sound regulation fee to an establishment, or otherwise   prohibit sound-related activity at an establishment for sound   arising from the delivery of food, nonalcoholic beverages, food   service supplies, or ice to the establishment if the establishment   accepts delivery of those items for one hour or less between 10 p.m.   and 5 a.m., provided the sound level from the deliveries does not   exceed 65 dBA when measured from the residential property closest   in proximity to the establishment, excluding traffic and other   background noise that can be reasonably excluded.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.