TX HB4250

Nursing facilities and assisted living facilities must have operational emergency generators or comparable power sources with sufficient fuel to operate for a minimum of 72 hours during power outages, with compliance required by September 1, 2026

Facilities may request up to two one-year extensions from the commission to comply with generator requirements, with the extension provision expiring September 1, 2029

The Health and Human Services Commission must conduct annual inspections of each facility's emergency generator or power source using a prescribed checklist

Multiunit residential complexes with more than 50 units where at least 75% of units house residents aged 55 or older must also maintain 72-hour emergency power capacity for a safe common area

Landlords of qualifying multiunit complexes who violate the emergency power requirements face civil penalties of up to $5,000 per day, enforceable by the attorney general or local prosecuting attorney