87R4627 EAS-D     By: Thierry H.B. No. 1785       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding   home facility without a permit in certain counties and   municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 260, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 260.0051 to read as follows:          Sec. 260.0051.  CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) This section applies   only to a county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a   permit to operate a boarding home facility as authorized by Section   260.004.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person operates a   boarding home facility without a permit in a county or municipality   to which this section applies.          (c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.