H.B. No. 2610
AN ACT
relating to the deadline to begin a county fire code inspection in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 233.064, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to
read as follows:
(e) Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), the [The] county
shall begin the inspection of the building within five business
days after the date of the receipt of the written inspection
request. If an inspection is properly requested and the county does
not begin the inspection within the time permitted by this
subsection, the building that is the subject of the request is
considered approved for the purposes of this subchapter.
(e-1) A county with a population of more than 3.3 million
shall begin the inspection of the building within 10 business days
after the date of receipt of the written inspection request, except
the county shall begin the inspection of an indoor retail fireworks
site, as defined by Section 2154.001, Occupations Code, within five
business days after the date of receipt of the written inspection
request.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the House on April
16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2610 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 31,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor