87R10645 SGM-F
 
  By: Harless H.B. No. 2610
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the deadline to begin a county fire code inspection in
  certain counties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 233.064, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to
  read as follows:
         (e)  Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), the [The] county
  shall begin the inspection of the building within five business
  days after the date of the receipt of the written inspection
  request. If an inspection is properly requested and the county does
  not begin the inspection within the time permitted by this
  subsection, the building that is the subject of the request is
  considered approved for the purposes of this subchapter.
         (e-1)  A county with a population of more than 3.3 million
  shall begin the inspection of the building within 10 business days
  after the date of receipt of the written inspection request.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.