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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline to begin a county fire code inspection in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 233.064, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), the [The] county |
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shall begin the inspection of the building within five business |
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days after the date of the receipt of the written inspection |
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request. If an inspection is properly requested and the county does |
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not begin the inspection within the time permitted by this |
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subsection, the building that is the subject of the request is |
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considered approved for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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(e-1) A county with a population of more than 3.3 million |
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shall begin the inspection of the building within 10 business days |
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after the date of receipt of the written inspection request, except |
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the county shall begin the inspection of an indoor retail fireworks |
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site, as defined by Section 2154.001, Occupations Code, within five |
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business days after the date of receipt of the written inspection |
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request. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2610 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 31, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2610 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |