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89(R) SB 628 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text
By: Zaffirini, et al.
S.B. No. 628
(Flores, Cole, Zwiener, et al.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire
code.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 233.061, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) The commissioners court
of a county that adopts a fire
code under Subsection (a)
[
, or any municipality in the county,
] may
contract with
a municipality located in the county or an emergency
services district located in the county
[
one another
] for the
administration and enforcement of the fire code.
(c)
An emergency services district that has adopted a fire
code and that is located in a county may enter into an interlocal
agreement with the county to delegate to the district all or part of
the county's authority to enforce the county's fire code.
SECTION 2. Section 352.019, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the
[
The
] county
fire marshal shall enforce all state and county regulations that
relate to fires, explosions, or damages of any kind caused by a fire
or explosion.
(a-1)
The county fire marshal shall delegate the
administration and enforcement of the county's fire code to a
municipality or emergency services district in accordance with a
contract entered into by the commissioners court of the county
under Section 233.061.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.