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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 81(R)

Senate Bill 1715

Senate Author:  West et al.

Effective:  1-1-10

House Sponsor:  Giddings


            Senate Bill 1715 amends the Property Code to require a smoke detector installed in a residential tenancy, in addition to meeting other requirements, to be capable of alerting a hearing-impaired person in the bedrooms it serves if such capability is requested by a tenant as an accommodation for a person with a hearing-impairment disability or as required by law as a reasonable accommodation for a person with such a disability.