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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of a certain plumbing code by the Texas |
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State Board of Plumbing Examiners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 1301.255, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.255. ADOPTION OF PLUMBING [CODES] CODE. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 1301.255(a), (b), and (d), Occupations |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall adopt [the following plumbing codes, as |
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those codes existed on May 31, 2001: |
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[(1) the Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the |
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International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; |
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and |
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[(2)] the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing |
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Code, as published by the International Code Council. |
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(b) The board by rule may adopt a later edition [editions] |
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of the plumbing code [codes] listed in Subsection (a). |
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(d) In adopting a code for the design, installation, and |
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maintenance of a plumbing system under this section, a municipality |
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or an owner of a public water system may amend any provisions of the |
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code to conform to local concerns that do not substantially vary |
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from board rules or conflict with state law [other rules of this |
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state]. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas State |
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Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules to implement Section |
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1301.255, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |