| 1 | 1 | | 88R12883 MPF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Martinez H.B. No. 5061 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to fire alarms in commercial buildings. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Chapter 767 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | CHAPTER 767. FIRE SAFETY IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 767.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fire alarm" |
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| 13 | 13 | | means a device that detects and sounds an alarm, through audible or |
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| 14 | 14 | | visual means, to indicate the presence of a fire or combustion. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 767.002. FIRE ALARM REQUIREMENT. The owner of a |
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| 16 | 16 | | commercial building in this state shall ensure that working fire |
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| 17 | 17 | | alarms are installed and maintained in the building in accordance |
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| 18 | 18 | | with the fire alarm requirements of the building code in effect in |
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| 19 | 19 | | the political subdivision in which the commercial building is |
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| 20 | 20 | | located, including performance, location, and power source |
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| 21 | 21 | | requirements. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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