By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1506
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fire safety inspections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 419.909, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A [Only an individual certified by the commission as a
fire inspector may conduct a] fire safety inspection required by a
state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance may be conducted
by an individual certified by:
(1) the Texas Commission on Fire Protection;
(2) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association
of Texas;
(3) the National Fire Protection Association;
(4) the International Code Council; or
(5) any other state agency with authority over fire
safety inspections.
SECTION 2. 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, 2013.