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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
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