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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  Section 352.0165(b), Local Government Code, is   repealed.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.