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  89R12907 LRM-D     By: Campos H.B. No. 2635       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to county and municipal regulation of automated external   defibrillators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 122, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 122.009 to read as follows:           Sec.   122.009.     COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF AUTOMATED   EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. (a) In this section, "automated external   defibrillator" has the meaning assigned by Section 779.001.           (b)     After public notice and hearing, a county or   municipality by order or ordinance may require automated external   defibrillators to be installed and maintained in structures subject   to county or municipal licensure or other regulation to provide   adequate emergency preparedness. The order or ordinance:                 (1)     may specify the structures subject to the   requirement and the minimum number and position of required   automated external defibrillators;                 (2)     may not apply to a health facility licensed under   Title 4 or a premises with an occupancy limit of 30 or fewer   persons; and                 (3)     may provide exceptions and a variance process to   ensure small businesses are not adversely impacted.           (c)     The governing body of a municipality or the   commissioners court of a county shall consult with the county or   municipal fire marshal, the county or municipal fire chief, or   other local official with authority over emergency matters to   determine whether to require automated external defibrillators   under Subsection (b) and the structures subject to the requirement.           (d)     A county order adopted under Subsection (b) does not   apply to structures within a municipality and the municipality's   extraterritorial jurisdiction if the municipality has adopted an   ordinance under Subsection (b). A municipal ordinance may apply to   structures within the municipality's extraterritorial   jurisdiction.           (e)  A county or municipality:                 (1)     may inspect a structure subject to an order or   ordinance adopted under Subsection (b) to ensure compliance with   the order or ordinance; and                 (2)     may not impose application or inspection fees   related to an order or ordinance adopted under Subsection (b).           (f)     Chapter 779 applies to automated external   defibrillators required under an order or ordinance adopted under   Subsection (b).           (g)     A county or municipality and county or municipal elected   or appointed officials, employees, and agents are not liable for   the regulation of or failure to regulate automated external   defibrillators.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.