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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. Subsection (a), Section 419.909, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A [Only an individual certified by the commission as a
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fire inspector may conduct a] fire safety inspection required by a |
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state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance may be conducted |
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by an individual certified by: |
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(1) the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; |
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(2) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association |
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of Texas; |
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(3) the National Fire Protection Association; |
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(4) the International Code Council; or |
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(5) any other state agency with authority over fire |
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safety inspections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |