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      By: Miles S.B. No. 1138     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to first responder policies for emergencies occurring at a   group home in certain municipalities and counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows:           Sec.   370.010.     GROUP HOME POLICIES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES   AND COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "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.           (b)     This section applies only to a municipality wholly or   partly located in a county with a population of more than 300,000   and a county with a population of more than 300,000.           (c)     A municipal or county law enforcement agency, a   municipal or county fire department, and any other municipal or   county department providing emergency medical services shall   develop policies to respond to an emergency occurring at a group   home, regardless of whether the group home holds a license. In   developing a policy under this subsection, a municipal or county   department shall establish any procedures necessary for an   efficient response to an emergency after considering the nature of   group homes.          SECTION 2.  It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act to Chapter 370,   Local Government Code, be harmonized with another Act of the 89th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive   additions to and corrections in enacted codes.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.