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The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is providing this list of fire protection-related bills for informational purposes only. The agency staff does not advocate or take a position for or against any proposed legislation. (If you see a bill that may be of interest to the Texas fire service, please let us know. Thanks!)
Last update: 1/14/2021
Learn more about each bill here.
Bills directly affecting Chapter 419 are highlighted in pink in the chart below.
Note: Texas Government Code Chapter 419 is the commissions governing statute
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Bill Type |
Bill Number |
Author |
Caption |
Bill Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB | 582 | Cole | Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. | Filed |
| HB | 600 | Johnson | Relating to the regular psychological examination of peace officers. | Filed |
| HB | 786 | Oliverson | Relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for certain telecommunicators. | Filed |
| HB | 788 | Geren | Relating to the eligibility of emergency services dispatchers to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program. | Filed |
| HB | 805 | Huberty | Relating to certain increases in benefits under the firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities. | Filed |
| HB | 899 | Middleton | Relating to prohibiting a licensing authority from taking disciplinary action against certain license holders for violating an emergency management plan or a rule, order, or ordinance issued under the plan. | Filed |
| HB | 1034 | Goodwin | Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire or wildland-urban interface code. | Filed |
| HB | 1051 | Geren | Relating to the eligibility of emergency service dispatchers to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program. | Filed |
| SB | 300 | Hinojosa | Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders. | Filed |
| HB | 541 | Patterson | Relating to a presumption in regard to the eligibility of public safety employees who have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for certain benefits. | Filed |
| HB | 1087 | Hawkins | Relating to acts for which a firefighter or police officer in certain municipalities may be subject to disciplinary procedures. | Filed |
| SB | 333 | Johnson | Relating to the disciplinary suspension of police officers in certain municipalities. | Filed |
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