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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: June 30, 2019
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 | 6 | Morrison | Relating to developing a disaster recovery task force to assist with long-term disaster recovery. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 41 | Metcalf | Relating to paid leave for a state employee who is a search and rescue volunteer. | Signed by the governor. |
| HB | 319 | King | Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist fire departments and volunteer fire departments with the purchase of certain equipment and machines. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 354 | Herrero | Relating to exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 359 | Moody | Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty. | Passed by the House; referred to Senate Business and Commerce committee |
| HB | 502 | Springer | Relating to training regarding fire safety inspections required by law. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 518 | Springer | Relating to fire safety inspections. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 534 | Geren | Relating to the eligibility of emergency service dispatchers to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 747 | Stucky | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. | Substituted: SB 235 |
| HB | 766 | Huberty | Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers and fire fighters from payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 784 | Davis | Relating to conflicts of interest of members of state agency governing boards and governing officers. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 791 | Huberty | Relating to the definition of volunteer fire department for purposes of certain motor fuel tax exemptions. | Passed by the House; passed by the Senate; signed by the Governor |
| HB | 846 | Oliverson | Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1011 | Sanford | Relating to exempting certain honorably retired peace officers from continuing education requirements. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1064 | Ashby | Relating to designating May 4 as Texas Firefighters Day. | Passed by the House; passed by the Senate; signed by the Governor |
| HB | 1090 | Bell | Relating to the definition of first responder. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 1123 | Bohac | Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1177 | Phelan | Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 1256 | Phelan | Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history during a disaster. | Passed by the House; referred to Senate Health and Human Services committee |
| HB | 1294 | Davis | Relating to requiring certain persons to receive emergency management training. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1353 | Oliverson | Relating to liability of health care providers who provide certain assistance in disaster situations. | Signed by the governor. |
| HB | 1342 | Leach | Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 1353 | Oliverson | Relating to liability of health care providers who provide certain assistance in disaster situations. | Reported as substituted from House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence committee |
| HB | 1383 | Lozano | Relating to exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service. (Companion HB 354). | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1386 | Thompson | Relating to training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive developmental disorder. | Signed by the governor. |
| HB | 1418 | Phelan | Relating to disease prevention and preparedness information for emergency medical services personnel on certification or recertification. | Passed by the House; passed by the Senate; signed by the Governor |
| HB | 1451 | King | Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for disaster response. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1452 | Thompson | Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1477 | Price | Relating to the use of grants under the emergency medical services assistance program and the distribution of certain revenue received by the comptroller. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1492 | Wray | Relating to benefits for peace officers who suffer from certain diseases or illnesses. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1497 | Metcalf | Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver’s licenses and personal identification certificates to emergency medical services personnel. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1625 | Bell | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false report of misconduct by emergency responders. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1843 | Thompson | Relating to the expansion of the territory of an emergency services district into the territory of a municipality. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1861 | Martinez | Relating to the criteria to determine compensation and conditions of employment of firefighters and police officers of certain political subdivisions. (companion to SB 681) | Died in committee. |
| HB | 1895 | Nevarez | Relating to the investigation of fire fighters employed by certain municipalities and districts. | Bill pronounced dead by procedural action. |
| HB | 2053 | Murr | Relating to organizations providing certain services and liability in connection with prescribed burns. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2178 | Noble | Relating to terminating participation in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2232 | Reynolds | Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person’s eligibility for an occupational license. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2305 | Morrison | Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2325 | Metcalf | Relating to providing information and communication regarding and during a disaster. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2340 | Cain | Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery. | Signed by the governor. |
| HB | 2345 | Walle | Relating to resources to facilitate disaster mitigation, response, and recovery. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2348 | King | Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. | Vetoed by the governor |
| HB | 2400 | Martinez | Relating to the application requirements for first responder organizations to receive an initial license or to renew a license. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2404 | Bell | Relating to the establishment of the office of first responder support within the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and to the provision of critical incident support services to first responders. | Reported as substituted from House Homeland Security and Public Safety committee |
| HB | 2446 | Swanson | Relating to the availability of personal information of firefighters, volunteer firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2456 | Kacal | Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer first responders. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2503 | Kacal | Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2685 | Bailes | Relating to worker's compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders and certain other public servants killed in the line of duty. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2741 | Minjarez | Relating to the application of the fire code to and the inspection of buildings owned or leased by counties; authorizing a fee. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2794 | Morrison | Relating to the administration of emergency management in this state. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2837 | Canales | Relating to the operation of an equipment for vehicles. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 2895 | Collier | Relating to collective bargaining and conditions of employment for fire fighters and police officers in certain political subdivisions. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2953 | Moody | Relating to a grant program to provide salary increases to full-time peace officers employed by certain local governments with limited tax bases. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 2969 | Sanford | Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against a first responder based on mental illness. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3070 | King | Relating to grants for emergency assistance under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 3129 | Middleton | Relating to the exemption of authorized emergency vehicles from vehicle safety inspections. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3188 | Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to the retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police officers. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3203 | Dean | Relating to the division of certain emergency services districts. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 3247 | Martinez | Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 3293 | Johnson | Relating to the business leave time account for a firefighter employee organization in certain municipalities. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3307 | White | Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide public health services. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3385 | Gutierrez | Relating to a requirement that the Railroad Commission of Texas publish maps of pipeline evacuation zones. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3397 | Bailes | Relating to an appropriation of money from the emergency radio infrastructure account for the planning, development, and provision of an interoperable statewide emergency radio infrastructure. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3599 | Huberty | Relating to certain increases in benefits under the firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3635 | Turner | Relating to financial assistance paid to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public employees killed in the line of duty. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 3753 | Harless | Relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide fire-related training programs for first responders. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3837 | Coleman | Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3859 | Johnson | Relating to mental health assessment programs for certain municipal police and fire departments. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 3890 | Cole | Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. | Reported from House Higher Education committee as substituted |
| HB | 3999 | Turner | Relating to reimbursement for health care services provided to certain first responders. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4060 | Zwiener | Relating to a program administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to provide grants to promote pipeline emergency preparedness. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4075 | Perez | Relating to the time for dissolution of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 4080 | Dominguez | Relating to the applicability and enforcement of building and fire codes in the unincorporated areas of a county. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4147 | Bell | Relating to required mental health awareness training for first responders. | Reported as substituted from House Urban Affairs committee |
| HB | 4350 | Bohac | Relating to emergency communications districts. | Signed by the governor |
| HB | 4358 | Sanford | Relating to smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in residential rental units. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4359 | Cain | Relating to access to criminal history record information by certain fire departments. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4374 | Murr | Relating to liability of prescribed burn directors in connection with prescribed burns. | Died in committee. |
| HB | 4395 | Murr | Relating to charitable organizations, including charitable organizations that may conduct prescribed burning. | Died in committee. |
| HJR | 89 | Kacal | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer first responders. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 6 | Kolkhorst | Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery. | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 221 | Menendez | Relating to the entitlement of spouses of certain veterans with disabilities to a veteran's employment preference. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 235 | Nelson | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. (Companion bill to HB 747). | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 237 | Nelson | Relating to the criteria for review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of an agency that licenses an occupation. | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 506 | Creighton | Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster. (Companion to HB 1177.). | Died in committee. |
| SB | 681 | Alvarado | Relating to the criteria to determine compensation and conditions of employment of firefighters and police officers of certain political subdivisions. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 684 | Flores | Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring an animal bite. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 764 | Menendez | Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring an animal bite. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 766 | Menendez | Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 797 | Alvarado | Relating to collective bargaining and conditions of employment for fire fighters and police officers in certain political subdivisions. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 829 | Huffman | Relating to disease prevention and preparedness information for emergency medical services personnel on certification or recertification. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 830 | Huffman | Relating to vaccine preventable disease policy for first responders of emergency response entities. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 834 | Powell | Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with prior convictions. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 857 | Lucio | Relating to requiring training for certain emergency management coordinators. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1083 | Zaffirini | Relating to compensation to be paid to an emergency services district for a municipality's annexation of the district's territory. | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 1344 | Alvarado | Relating to paid leave for a state employee who is a search and rescue volunteer. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1365 | Nelson | Relating to airport police forces and security vehicles, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1366 | Kolkhorst | Relating to workers’ compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1375 | Noble | Relating to terminating participation in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1582 | Lucio | Relating to benefits for peace officers who suffer from certain diseases or illnesses. | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 1668 | Kolkhorst | Relating to the administration of emergency management in this state. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1670 | Taylor | Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning a firefighter or peace officer applicant. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1673 | Perry | Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist certain counties with employing or contracting for a qualified emergency management coordinator. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1745 | Menendez | Relating to complaints filed against certain law enforcement officers, peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, and fire fighters. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 1827 | Menendez | Relating to the emergency administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by peace officers. | Signed by the governor |
| SB | 2088 | Flores | Relating to health insurance benefits for survivors of certain law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public employees. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 2192 | Hinojosa | Relating to the confidentiality of the recording of certain emergency calls. | Died in committee. |
| SB | 2328 | Creighton | Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain information relating to emergency management and governmental functions. | Died in committee. |
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