89R11677 SCF-D     By: Perry S.B. No. 1948       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate   fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows:          Sec. 250.014.  RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN   AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Agricultural pole barn" means a nonresidential   farm building in which 70 percent or more of the perimeter walls are   permanently open and allow free ingress and egress.                (2)  "Nonresidential farm building" means any   temporary or permanent building on a farm, ranch, or other   agricultural facility that is used primarily for agricultural   purposes and not intended to be used as a residential dwelling.  The   term includes a barn, greenhouse, shade house, farm office, storage   building, workshop, poultry house, animal handling facility, or   commodity storage and feed processing facility.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision   may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that   requires the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in:                (1)  an agricultural pole barn;                (2)  a nonresidential farm building;                (3)  a cotton gin;                (4)  a livestock market, as that term is defined by   Section 161.111, Agriculture Code; or                (5)  a commercial feed mill.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.