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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the installation and inspection of fire sprinkler |
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protection systems; authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.3565, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A certified fire inspector who is employed or appointed |
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by a political subdivision or this state may inspect or review plans |
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only for the sprinkler portion of a multipurpose residential fire |
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sprinkler installation, repair, or replacement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.551, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (i) and adding Subsection (k) to read as |
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follows: |
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(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, |
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except as provided by Subsection (k), after January 1, 2009, a |
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municipality may not enact an ordinance, bylaw, order, building |
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code, or rule requiring the installation of a multipurpose |
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residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire |
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sprinkler protection system in a new or existing one- or two-family |
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dwelling. A municipality may adopt an ordinance, bylaw, order, or |
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rule allowing a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler |
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specialist [or other contractor] to offer, for a fee, the |
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installation of a fire sprinkler protection system in a new one- or |
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two-family dwelling. |
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(k) A municipality with a population of less than 50,000 may |
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enact an ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring |
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the installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection |
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sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in a |
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new one- or two-family dwelling only if the municipality holds an |
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election called for the purpose of authorizing the municipality to |
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enact the requirement and a majority of the voters approve the |
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proposition. A municipality described by this subsection that |
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enacts the requirement as provided by this subsection may not |
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impose an inspection fee for inspection of a multipurpose |
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residential fire protection sprinkler system but may impose an |
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annual inspection fee not to exceed $25 for inspection of any other |
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fire sprinkler protection system. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |