HOUSE BILL 1927 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Geren et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Harris |
House Bill 1927 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Board of Health to adopt rules designating materials or parts for which a person must obtain a material safety data sheet before installing them in a public building. The bill prohibits the installation of materials or parts in a public building if the person does not obtain a required sheet or if the sheet indicates that the materials or parts contain more than one percent asbestos and there is an alternative to the material or part. The bill provides for certain legal actions against a contractor who violates or threatens to violate these provisions and makes a contractor in violation subject to civil and administrative penalties.