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Amend CSSB 338 as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Chapter 766, Health
and Safety Code (page 1, between lines 61 and 62), insert the
following:
Sec. 766.0025. FRATERNITY AND SORORITY HOUSES. (a) In this
section, "fraternity or sorority house" means a dwelling that:
(1) is a separate structure and that is not a multiunit
residential property composed of multiple independent residential
units; and
(2) serves as living quarters for members of a
fraternity or sorority.
(b) The owner of a fraternity or sorority house must have
working smoke detectors installed in the fraternity house or
sorority house in accordance with the smoke detector requirements
of the building code in effect in the political subdivision in which
the fraternity or sorority house is located, including performance,
location, and power source requirements.