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      H.B. No. 3732         AN ACT   relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum   standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 419.0471 to read as follows:           Sec.   419.0471.     EXTENSION TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSION   STANDARDS. (a) A fire department may request an extension from the   commission to comply with the minimum standards adopted under   Section 419.047. The commission shall grant a request for an   extension if the fire department provides evidence the commission   finds sufficient to justify the extension.           (b)     The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement   this section.           (c)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  Not later than April 1, 2026, the Texas   Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt the rules required to   implement Section 419.0471, Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3732 was passed by the House on May   16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 116, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3732 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor