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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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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. |