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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of board members of certain emergency |
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services districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0361 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0361. FIRE CODE IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) Two or |
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more districts may adopt and enforce a fire code, including fines |
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for any violations, for the area served by the districts if the |
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districts have established a joint response area through contracts |
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under Section 775.031(a) that includes land in two or more |
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counties. A fire code adopted under this section must be similar to |
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standards adopted by a nationally recognized standards-making |
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association. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Sections 775.036(b) and (b-1), a |
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provision in a fire code adopted under Subsection (a) prevails over |
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a provision in a fire code adopted by a county regardless of whether |
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the provision is less stringent than the provision adopted by the |
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county. |
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(c) The board of a district that adopts a fire code under |
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this section may not enforce the fire code in the boundaries of a |
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municipality that has adopted a fire code, except for an area that |
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has been annexed only for limited purposes in which the |
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municipality does not enforce a fire code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |