79R7689 PB-D

By:  Driver                                                       H.B. No. 3073



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain disclosure requirements regarding inspections 
of fire extinguishers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 5.43-1, Insurance Code, is amended by 
adding Section 4B to read as follows:
	Sec. 4B.  REQUIRED STATEMENT.  (a)  A firm registered under 
Section 4 of this article that performs an annual fire extinguisher 
inspection at the premises of a business entity that is required 
under a municipal ordinance to obtain the inspection shall provide 
to an authorized person at the business entity at which the 
inspection is performed a written statement that discloses:
		(1)  that the business entity has the right to select 
the registered firm that will conduct the inspection; and
		(2)  the registered firm's fee for performing the 
inspection.        
	(b)  The authorized person at the business entity at which 
the inspection is performed must sign the statement before the 
inspection may be performed.
	(c)  The registered firm shall provide a copy of the signed 
statement to the authorized person at the business entity and shall 
maintain a copy of the statement in the firm's records until the 
first anniversary of the date of the inspection.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.