TX SB3016

Establishes broad state preemption preventing municipalities and counties from adopting or enforcing ordinances, orders, or rules in regulatory fields already covered by state law unless expressly authorized by statute

Grants private parties, trade associations, and nonprofit organizations standing to sue municipalities or counties for violating state preemption laws, with remedies including declaratory and injunctive relief plus attorney's fees

Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate and sue local governments for preemption violations, with immediate financial penalties during litigation including withholding of sales tax revenues, prohibition on tax rate increases above no-new-revenue rates, budget freezes, and denial of state grant funds

Imposes 5-year post-judgment penalties on municipalities or counties that lose Attorney General enforcement actions, including forfeiture of withheld sales tax revenue to state general revenue, continued restrictions on tax rates, and ineligibility for state grants

Assigns exclusive appellate jurisdiction to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals and exclusive original jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the Texas Supreme Court, with expedited trial timelines of 30 days for initial hearing and 90 days for trial