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89(R) HB 3732 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.B. No. 3732
AN ACT
relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum
standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 419.0471 to read as follows:
Sec.
419.0471.
EXTENSION TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSION
STANDARDS. (a) A fire department may request an extension from the
commission to comply with the minimum standards adopted under
Section 419.047. The commission shall grant a request for an
extension if the fire department provides evidence the commission
finds sufficient to justify the extension.
(b)
The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
this section.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. Not later than April 1, 2026, the Texas
Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt the rules required to
implement Section 419.0471, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3732 was passed by the House on May
16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3732 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor