By: Miles S.B. No. 1138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to first responder policies for emergencies occurring at a
group home in certain municipalities and counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 370.010. GROUP HOME POLICIES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
AND COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "group home" has the meaning
assigned by Section 769.001, Health and Safety Code, as added by
Chapter 141 (S.B. 188), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2023.
(b) This section applies only to a municipality wholly or
partly located in a county with a population of more than 300,000
and a county with a population of more than 300,000.
(c) A municipal or county law enforcement agency, a
municipal or county fire department, and any other municipal or
county department providing emergency medical services shall
develop policies to respond to an emergency occurring at a group
home, regardless of whether the group home holds a license. In
developing a policy under this subsection, a municipal or county
department shall establish any procedures necessary for an
efficient response to an emergency after considering the nature of
group homes.
SECTION 2. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act to Chapter 370,
Local Government Code, be harmonized with another Act of the 89th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.