88R10348 MZM-F
By: Martinez H.B. No. 3465
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 352.012, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A county that has adopted a fire code under Subchapter
C, Chapter 233, may require that the county fire marshal be
certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a
prevention-only fire department.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a fire marshal commissioned by a county on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.