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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. Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.909. 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] A fire safety inspection required by a state or local |
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law, rule, regulation, or ordinance, may only be conducted by an |
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individual trained in accordance with the Standard for Professional |
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Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner as established |
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by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and certified |
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by: |
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(1) the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, |
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(2) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' |
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Association, |
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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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(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, 577, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 103, Human Resources |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |