S.B. No. 888
AN ACT
relating to fire escape exemptions for certain courthouses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 791.004, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) This chapter does not apply to a county courthouse that:
(1) was constructed before September 1, 1989; and
(2) is located in a county with a population of less
than 50,000.
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, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 888 passed the Senate on
April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 888 passed the House on
May 11, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 4, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor