BILL ANALYSIS
Office of House Bill Analysis
H.B. 2092
By: Brown, Betty
County Affairs
7/19/2001
Enrolled
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Previous law authorized a municipality to prohibit any nuisance within the municipality, within
5,000 feet of the municipality, and in certain areas of counties. House Bill 2092 provides that
keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish within 300 feet of a public street for 10 days or more is
a public nuisance that a county is authorized to regulate.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
House Bill 2092 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide that a public nuisance, includes
keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish, including newspapers, abandoned vehicles,
refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires, and cans within 300 feet of a public street for 10 days or
more unless the rubbish or object is completely enclosed in a building or is not visible from a
public street.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2001.
HBA-CMT H.B. 2092 77(R)