1-1 By: Reyna of Bexar (Senate Sponsor - Sibley) H.B. No. 196
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2001;
1-3 April 27, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Business and Commerce; May 10, 2001, reported adversely, with
1-5 favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays
1-6 0; May 10, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 196 By: Sibley
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the adoption of standards for the practice of air
1-11 conditioning and refrigeration contracting.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 2(10), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
1-14 Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas Civil
1-15 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-16 (10) "Mechanical integrity" means physical
1-17 installation of products, systems, or equipment in accordance with
1-18 their intended purpose and according to:
1-19 (A) standards at least as strict as the
1-20 standards set forth in the Uniform Mechanical Code and the
1-21 International Mechanical Code [published jointly by the
1-22 International Conference of Building Officials and the
1-23 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, or
1-24 their successor organizations, or the Standard Mechanical Code
1-25 published by the Southern Building Code Congress International,
1-26 Inc., or its successor organization];
1-27 (B) all other applicable codes; and
1-28 (C) the manufacturer's specifications.
1-29 SECTION 2. Section 3(a), Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
1-30 Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas Civil
1-31 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-32 (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules for the practice of
1-33 air conditioning and refrigeration contracting consistent with this
1-34 Act. The standards prescribed by rule must be at least as strict
1-35 as the standards set forth in the Uniform Mechanical Code published
1-36 [jointly] by [the International Conference of Building Officials
1-37 and] the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
1-38 Officials and the International Mechanical Code published by the
1-39 International Code Council [or the Standard Mechanical Code
1-40 published by the Southern Building Code Congress International,
1-41 Inc., as those codes exist at the time the rules are adopted]. The
1-42 commissioner shall enforce this Act and may adopt rules relating to
1-43 enforcement requirements.
1-44 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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