79R13644 PAM-D


By:  Wentworth                                                    S.B. No. 1458

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1458:                                   

By:  Cook of Navarro                                          C.S.S.B. No. 1458



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption of a uniform commercial building code for 
use in municipalities in the state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 214.211, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subdivisions (4) and (5) to read as follows:
		(4)  "International Building Code" means the 
International Building Code promulgated by the International Code 
Council.
		(5)  "Commercial" means a building for the use or 
occupation of people for:
			(A)  a public purpose or economic gain; or                            
			(B)  a residence if the building is a multifamily 
residence that is not defined as residential by this section.
	SECTION 2.  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 3.  Section 214.214, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to 
read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [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.
	(c)  The National Electrical Code applies to all commercial 
buildings in a municipality for which construction begins on or 
after January 1, 2006, and to any alteration, remodeling, 
enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.
	SECTION 4.  Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government 
Code, is amended by adding Section 214.216 to read as follows:
	Sec. 214.216.  INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE.  (a)  To 
protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International 
Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2003, is adopted as a 
municipal commercial building code in this state.
	(b)  The International Building Code applies to all 
commercial buildings in a municipality for which construction 
begins on or after January 1, 2006, and to any alteration, 
remodeling, enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.
	(c)  A municipality may establish procedures:                           
		(1)  to adopt local amendments to the International 
Building Code;  and
		(2)  for the administration and enforcement of the 
International Building Code.
	(d)  A municipality may review and consider amendments made 
by the International Code Council to the International Building 
Code after May 1, 2003.
	SECTION 5.  Before January 1, 2006, rules shall be 
established and other actions taken as necessary by municipalities 
to implement Section 214.216, Local Government Code, as added by 
this Act.
	SECTION 6.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this 
section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2006.
	(b)  This section and Section 5 of this Act take effect 
September 1, 2005.