Bill Text: TX HB3547 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to enforcement by a local government of fire safety standards at certain child-care facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB3547 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3547-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to enforcement by a local government of fire safety standards at certain child-care facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB3547 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3547-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Alvarado (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos) | H.B. No. 3547 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2011; | ||
| May 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health | ||
| and Human Services; May 13, 2011, reported favorably by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 13, 2011, sent to printer.) | ||
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| relating to enforcement by a local government of fire safety | ||
| standards at certain child-care facilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 42.04431 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 42.04431. ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAW BY COUNTY OR | ||
| MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality or a county may enforce state | ||
| law and rules adopted under state law concerning fire safety | ||
| standards at a licensed group day-care home or a registered family | ||
| home. | ||
| (b) A municipality or county shall report to the department | ||
| any violation of fire safety standards observed by the municipality | ||
| or county at a licensed group day-care home or registered family | ||
| home. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
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