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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate |
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fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.014. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN |
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AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section: |
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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) "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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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision |
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may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that |
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requires the installation of a fire 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 livestock market, as that term is defined by |
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Section 161.111, Agriculture Code; or |
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(5) a commercial feed mill. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |