87R22465 MP-F
By: Hancock S.B. No. 877
(Morrison)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 877: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared
disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 214.220 to read as follows:
Sec. 214.220. INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER. (a) In
an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of
disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a
declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building
inspection for compliance with this subchapter or related municipal
regulations may, while the declaration is in effect, be performed
by a person:
(1) other than:
(A) the owner of the building; or
(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
inspection; and
(2) who is:
(A) certified to inspect buildings by the
International Code Council;
(B) employed as a building inspector by the
municipality in which the building is located;
(C) employed as a building inspector by any
political subdivision, if the municipality in which the building is
located has approved the person to perform inspections during a
disaster; or
(D) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001,
Occupations Code.
(b) A municipality may not collect an inspection fee related
to the inspection of a building performed under Subsection (a).
(c) A person who performs an inspection under this section
must:
(1) to the extent practicable, comply with the
municipality's building inspection regulations and policies; and
(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the
inspection, provide notice to the municipality of the inspection in
a format prescribed by the municipality.
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, 2021.