Bill Text: TX HB3465 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-16 - Referred to Local Government [HB3465 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB3465-Engrossed.html

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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.