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By: Martinez (Senate Sponsor - Alvarado) |
H.B. No. 3732 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2025; |
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May 19, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Local |
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Government; May 22, 2025, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 22, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum |
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standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 419.0471 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.0471. EXTENSION TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSION |
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STANDARDS. (a) A fire department may request an extension from the |
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commission to comply with the minimum standards adopted under |
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Section 419.047. The commission shall grant a request for an |
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extension if the fire department provides evidence the commission |
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finds sufficient to justify the extension. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than April 1, 2026, the Texas |
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Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt the rules required to |
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implement Section 419.0471, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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