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AN ACT
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relating to fire safety inspections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 419, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 419.908 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.908. FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. (a) Only an |
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individual certified by the commission as a fire inspector may |
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conduct a fire safety inspection required by a state or local law, |
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rule, regulation, or ordinance. |
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(b) A fire safety inspection required by a state or local |
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law, rule, regulation, or ordinance must be conducted in accordance |
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with: |
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(1) the most recent local fire code; or |
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(2) the most recent fire code adopted by the state fire |
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marshal. |
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(c) This section does not apply to state agency personnel |
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who conduct a life safety code survey of a building or facility in |
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connection with determining whether to issue or renew a license |
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under Chapter 142, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 251, 252, 464, |
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466, or 577, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 103, Human Resources |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 419.908(a), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a fire safety inspection that |
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occurs on or after September 1, 2011. A fire safety inspection that |
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occurs before September 1, 2011, is covered by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Section 419.908(b), Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a fire safety inspection that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A fire safety inspection that |
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occurs before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law |
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in effect immediately before that date, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3866 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3866 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3866 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |