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      H.B. No. 4753         AN ACT   relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a   certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings.          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 214.909 to read as follows:           Sec.   214.909.     DOCUMENT VERIFYING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.   (a) A municipality shall issue a document to the owner of a building   verifying that the municipality has issued an original certificate   of occupancy for the building if:                 (1)  the owner requests the document; and                 (2)     the municipality has a record of issuing the   original certificate of occupancy for the building.             (b)     A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance,   regulation, or other measure that requires the owner of a building   issued a document described by Subsection (a) for the building to   obtain or display the original certificate of occupancy for the   building.             (c)     A municipality must allow the owner of a building to   display a document described by Subsection (a) issued for the   building in lieu of the building's original certificate of   occupancy.          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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4753 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 1, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4753 was passed by the Senate on May   20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor