77R6910 ATP-D
By Ellis H.B. No. 309
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 309:
By Chisum C.S.H.B. No. 309
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the adoption of a fire code by counties.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 235.001, Local Government Code, is amended
1-5 by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
1-6 follows:
1-7 (a) The commissioners court of a county [with a population
1-8 of over 250,000 or a county adjacent to a county with a population
1-9 of over 250,000] may adopt a fire code and rules necessary to
1-10 administer and enforce the fire code.
1-11 (c) A county may not regulate the sale of fireworks under
1-12 this section.
1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-14 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-15 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-16 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-17 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.