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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire |
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code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 233.061, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county that adopts a fire |
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code under Subsection (a) [, or any municipality in the county,] may |
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contract with a municipality located in the county or an emergency |
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services district located in the county [one another] for the |
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administration and enforcement of the fire code. |
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(c) An emergency services district that has adopted a fire |
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code and that is located in a county may enter into an interlocal |
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agreement with the county to delegate to the district all or part of |
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the county's authority to enforce the county's fire code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 352.019, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] county |
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fire marshal shall enforce all state and county regulations that |
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relate to fires, explosions, or damages of any kind caused by a fire |
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or explosion. |
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(a-1) The county fire marshal shall delegate the |
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administration and enforcement of the county's fire code to a |
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municipality or emergency services district in accordance with a |
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contract entered into by the commissioners court of the county |
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under Section 233.061. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |