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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal requirements for exterior key boxes to |
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provide access to buildings to first responders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 11, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 350 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 350. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATED TO MUNICIPAL PUBLIC |
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SAFETY |
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Sec. 350.001. EXTERIOR KEY BOX REQUIREMENTS. A |
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municipality that adopts a fire code that requires the owner or |
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occupant of a building to maintain an exterior key box to provide a |
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first responder with immediate access to the building or a |
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restricted area may not require the owner or occupant to purchase |
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the key box from a specific manufacturer or vendor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |