| 1 | 1 | | 85R8057 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Oliverson H.B. No. 2814 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the installation and inspection of fire sprinkler |
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| 8 | 8 | | protection systems; authorizing fees. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 1301.3565, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (g) A certified fire inspector who is employed or appointed |
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| 13 | 13 | | by a political subdivision or this state may inspect or review plans |
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| 14 | 14 | | only for the sprinkler portion of a multipurpose residential fire |
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| 15 | 15 | | sprinkler installation, repair, or replacement. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 1301.551, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 17 | 17 | | by amending Subsection (i) and adding Subsection (k) to read as |
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| 18 | 18 | | follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, |
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| 20 | 20 | | except as provided by Subsection (k), after January 1, 2009, a |
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| 21 | 21 | | municipality may not enact an ordinance, bylaw, order, building |
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| 22 | 22 | | code, or rule requiring the installation of a multipurpose |
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| 23 | 23 | | residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire |
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| 24 | 24 | | sprinkler protection system in a new or existing one- or two-family |
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| 25 | 25 | | dwelling. A municipality may adopt an ordinance, bylaw, order, or |
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| 26 | 26 | | rule allowing a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler |
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| 27 | 27 | | specialist [or other contractor] to offer, for a fee, the |
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| 28 | 28 | | installation of a fire sprinkler protection system in a new one- or |
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| 29 | 29 | | two-family dwelling. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (k) A municipality with a population of less than 50,000 may |
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| 31 | 31 | | enact an ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring |
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| 32 | 32 | | the installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection |
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| 33 | 33 | | sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in a |
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| 34 | 34 | | new one- or two-family dwelling only if the municipality holds an |
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| 35 | 35 | | election called for the purpose of authorizing the municipality to |
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| 36 | 36 | | enact the requirement and a majority of the voters approve the |
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| 37 | 37 | | proposition. A municipality described by this subsection that |
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| 38 | 38 | | enacts the requirement as provided by this subsection may not |
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| 39 | 39 | | impose an inspection fee for inspection of a multipurpose |
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| 40 | 40 | | residential fire protection sprinkler system but may impose an |
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| 41 | 41 | | annual inspection fee not to exceed $25 for inspection of any other |
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| 42 | 42 | | fire sprinkler protection system. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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