Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4325 Compare Versions

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1		-	87R17225 DRS-F
2	1		By: Martinez H.B. No. 4325
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4325:
4		-	By: Turner of Dallas C.S.H.B. No. 4325
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7	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	5		AN ACT
9		-	relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain
10		-	counties.
	6	+	relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal.
11	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	8		SECTION 1. Section 352.012, Local Government Code, is
13		-	amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
14		-	(c) A county that has adopted a fire code under Subchapter
15		-	C, Chapter 233, may require that the county fire marshal be
16		-	certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a
17		-	prevention only fire department.
18		-	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
19		-	to a fire marshal commissioned by a county on or after the effective
20		-	date of this Act.
21		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
	9	+	amended by adding Section 352.012(c) to read as follows:
	10	+	QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To qualify for office, the
	11	+	county fire marshal must take the oath prescribed by the
	12	+	constitution of this state and post a bond as required by the
	13	+	commissioners court conditioned that the marshal will faithfully
	14	+	and strictly perform the duties of the office.
	15	+	(b) The county fire marshal may not be directly or
	16	+	indirectly interested in the sale of fire-fighting equipment and
	17	+	may not be engaged in any type of fire insurance business.
	18	+	(c) The county fire marshal shall meet the requirements of
	19	+	the Texas Commission on Fire Protection Rule §449.203 and the Texas
	20	+	Code of Criminal Procedure Article §2.12.
	21	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.