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Amend SB 1458 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the
bill appropriately:
SECTION ___. Section 214.213, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 214.213. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The International
Residential Code and the International Building Code do [does] not
apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and
related components.
(b) A municipality is not required to review and consider
adoption of amendments to the International Residential Code or the
International Building Code regarding electrical provisions.
SECTION ___. Section 214.214(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The National Electrical Code, as it existed on May 1,
2001, is adopted as the municipal [residential] electrical
construction code in this state and applies to all residential and
commercial electrical construction applications.