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: 12/6/2024
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 commission's governing statute
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Bill Type |
Bill Number |
Author |
Caption |
Bill Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB | 198 | Bumgarner | Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters. | Filed |
| HB | 716 | Jones | Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty. | Filed |
| HB | 1168 | Raymond | Relating to a study by the Texas Division of Emergency Management of the potential effects of droughts and wildfires in this state. | Filed |
| SB | 454 | Middleton | Relating to the eligibility of a firefighter or emergency medical technician for workers' compensation benefits for infertility. | Filed |
| SB | 502 | Perry | Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general. | Filed |
| HB | 1507 | Ashby | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education. | Filed |
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