Texas HB4782 allows counties with a fire code to require their fire marshal to be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

Texas HB4782 amends the Local Government Code to allow counties that have adopted a fire code under Subchapter C, Chapter 233, to require their fire marshal to be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a prevention-only fire department. This change applies only to fire marshals commissioned by a county on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.

Texas HB4782 allows counties with a fire code to require their fire marshal to be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

Texas HB4782 amends the Local Government Code to allow counties that have adopted a fire code under Subchapter C, Chapter 233, to require their fire marshal to be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a prevention-only fire department. This change applies only to fire marshals commissioned by a county on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.