TITLE: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 233.061(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of over 25,000 [250,000] or a county adjacent to a county with a population of over 250,000 may adopt a fire code and rules necessary to administer and enforce the fire code. SECTION 2. Section 233.062, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: (b-1) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 250,000 or less that is not adjacent to a county with a population of more than 250,000 may not adopt a fire code that applies to: (1) a building or other structure used by a person who holds a retail fireworks permit issued under Section 2154.202, Occupations Code, for the exclusive purpose of selling fireworks; (2) a building or other structure used for an agricultural operation, as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code; (3) the facilities or operations of energy transporters; or (4) any activities related to the drilling, exploration including completion, production, or processing of oil or natural gas. (b-2) The commissioners court of a county with a population over 250,000 or a county adjacent to a county with a population over 250,000 may not adopt a fire code that applies to a building or structure used for an agricultural operation, as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code, unless the commissioners court has adopted a fire code under this subchapter before January 1, 2016. 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.