SB2262 - Relating to regulation by municipalities and certain counties of and certain prohibited state agency regulation of automated external defibrillators.

  89R3712 LRM-D     By: Cook S.B. No. 2262       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to regulation by municipalities and certain counties of   and certain prohibited state agency regulation of automated   external defibrillators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 122, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 122.009 to read as follows:           Sec.   122.009.     REGULATION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL   DEFIBRILLATORS BY MUNICIPALITIES AND CERTAIN COUNTIES; PROHIBITED   STATE AGENCY REGULATION. (a) In this section, "automated external   defibrillator" has the meaning assigned by Section 779.001.           (b)  This section applies only to:                 (1)  a county:                       (A)  with a population of more than 250,000; or                       (B)     adjacent to a county with a population of   more than 250,000; and                 (2)  each municipality.           (c)     The purpose of this section is to provide certain   counties and all municipalities express authority to regulate   automated external defibrillators.           (d)     The commissioners court of a county and the governing   body of a municipality shall consult with the county or municipal   fire marshal, the county or municipal fire chief, the county or   municipal emergency medical services provider, the county or   municipal health authority, or other local official with authority   over emergency matters to determine:                 (1)     whether to require automated external   defibrillators under Subsection (e);                 (2)     the structures or designated public events subject   to the requirement; and                 (3)     the minimum number and positioning of required   automated external defibrillators by structure type or event.           (e)     After public notice and hearing, a county or   municipality by order or ordinance may require automated external   defibrillators to be installed and maintained in structures or at   designated public events subject to county or municipal licensure   or other regulation to provide adequate emergency preparedness.   The order or ordinance:                 (1)     may specify the structures or events subject to   the requirement and the minimum number and positioning of required   automated external defibrillators;                 (2)  may provide exceptions and a variance process; and                 (3)  may not apply to:                       (A)  a health facility licensed under Title 4;                       (B)  a state or federal governmental facility; or                       (C)     a premises with a maximum occupancy of less   than 30 individuals under applicable local laws.           (f)     A county order adopted under Subsection (e) does not   apply to structures or events within a municipality that has   adopted an ordinance under Subsection (e).           (g)     A county or municipality may inspect a structure or   event subject to an order or ordinance adopted under Subsection (e)   to ensure compliance with the order or ordinance.           (h)     Chapter 779 applies to automated external   defibrillators required under an order or ordinance adopted under   Subsection (e).           (i)     A county or municipality and county or municipal elected   or appointed officials, employees, and agents are not liable for   the regulation of or failure to regulate automated external   defibrillators.           (j)     Unless authorized by statute, a state agency may not   adopt or enforce a rule that requires the installation of automated   external defibrillators in a structure subject to the agency's   control.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.