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