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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 2439

House Author:  Phelan et al.

Effective:  9-1-19

Senate Sponsor:  Buckingham


            House Bill 2439 amends the Government Code to prohibit a governmental entity from adopting or enforcing a rule, charter provision, ordinance, order, building code, or regulation that either:

·         directly or indirectly restricts the use or installation in a residential or commercial building of a building product or material that is approved for use by a certain applicable and recent national model code; or

·         establishes a standard for a building product, material, or aesthetic method in the construction or alteration of such a building that is more stringent than the applicable code standard.

The bill, among other provisions, sets out certain exceptions to these provisions and a process for injunctive relief.