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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to adopt requirements |
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for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 1301.3565(f), Occupations Code, is amended |
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as follows: |
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(f) A plumbing inspector who meets the requirements of the |
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board may inspect a multipurpose residential fire protection |
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sprinkler installation. A certified fire inspector for a political |
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subdivision or state may inspect or review plans for the sprinkler |
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portion only of a multipurpose residential fire protection |
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sprinkler installation, repair or replacement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.551(i), Occupations Code, is |
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amended as follows: |
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(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, |
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[after January 1, 2009,] a municipality may [not] enact an |
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ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring the |
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installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection |
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sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in a |
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new [or existing] one- or two-family dwelling. [A municipality may
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adopt an ordinance, bylaw, order, or rule allowing a multipurpose
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residential fire protection sprinkler specialist or other
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contractor to offer, for a fee, the installation of a fire sprinkler
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protection system in a new one- or two-family dwelling.] |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |