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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of fire prevention standards for certain |
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agricultural facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle Z, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 3001 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3001. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FIRE REGULATIONS |
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Sec. 3001.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Agricultural pole barn" means a nonresidential |
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farm building in which 70 percent or more of the perimeter walls are |
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permanently open and allow free ingress and egress. |
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(2) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 2007.002. |
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(3) "Livestock market" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 161.111, Agriculture Code. |
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(4) "Nonresidential farm building" means any |
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temporary or permanent building on a farm, ranch, or other |
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agricultural facility that is used primarily for agricultural |
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purposes and not intended to be used as a residential dwelling. The |
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term includes a barn, greenhouse, shade house, farm office, storage |
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building, workshop, poultry house, animal handling facility, or |
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commodity storage and feed processing facility. |
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Sec. 3001.002. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN |
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AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES. Notwithstanding any other law, a |
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governmental entity may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, |
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rule, or other measure that requires the installation of a fire |
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protection sprinkler system in: |
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(1) an agricultural pole barn; |
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(2) a nonresidential farm building; |
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(3) a cotton gin; |
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(4) a cottonseed storage building; |
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(5) a grain storage facility; |
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(6) a livestock market; or |
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(7) a commercial feed mill. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |