Miles’s bill lets fire marshals inspect group homes statewide

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89R10303 SCL-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 1136

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the inspection of group homes by county fire marshals.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 352.0165, Local

Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 352.0165. INSPECTION OF GROUP HOMES [ IN CERTAIN

COUNTIES ]; FEE.

SECTION 2. Section 352.0165(a)(1), Local Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

(1) "Group home" has the meaning assigned by Section

769.001, Health and Safety Code, as added by Chapter 141 (S.B. 188),

Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 [ means an

establishment:

[ (A) in which three or more individuals who are

unrelated to the owner or operator of the establishment reside;

[ (B) that provides residential care services to

residents; and

[ (C) that receives payment or other compensation

from a local, state, or federal governmental entity for providing

residential care services to a resident ].

SECTION 3. Section 352.0165(b), Local Government Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 4. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized

with another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

SECTION 5. 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.