HB1701 - Relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire code.

  89R22327 SCL-F     By: Flores, Cole, Zwiener, et al. H.B. No. 1701     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1701:     By:  Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 1701       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire   code.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 233.061, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to   read as follows:          (b)  The commissioners court of a county that adopts a fire   code under Subsection (a) [ , or any municipality in the county, ] may   contract with a municipality located in the county or an emergency   services district located in the county [ one another ] for the   administration and enforcement of the fire code.           (c)     An emergency services district that has adopted a fire   code and that is located in a county may enter into an interlocal   agreement with the county to delegate to the district all or part of   the county's authority to enforce the county's fire code.          SECTION 2.  Section 352.019, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)   Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [ The ] county   fire marshal shall enforce all state and county regulations that   relate to fires, explosions, or damages of any kind caused by a fire   or explosion.           (a-1)     The county fire marshal shall delegate the   administration and enforcement of the county's fire code to a   municipality or emergency services district in accordance with a   contract entered into by the commissioners court of the county   under Section 233.061.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.