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House Bill 1736 |
House Author: Villalba et al. |
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Effective: 6-16-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Fraser et al. |
House Bill 1736 amends the Health and Safety Code to adopt the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code as the energy code in Texas for single-family residential construction as of September 1, 2016, and to prohibit the State Energy Conservation Office from adopting a subsequent edition more often than once every six years. The bill also includes provisions relating to the Energy Rating Index Compliance Alternative.