H.B. No. 2610
 
 
 
 
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, except
  the county shall begin the inspection of an indoor retail fireworks
  site, as defined by Section 2154.001, Occupations Code, within five
  business days after the date of receipt of the written inspection
  request.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2610 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 117, Nays 31,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor