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By: Parker (Senate Sponsor - Harris) |
H.B. No. 1055 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 18, 2009; |
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May 19, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Business |
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and Commerce; May 22, 2009, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for submitting certain plans and |
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specifications of buildings or facilities for the purpose of |
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eliminating architectural barriers encountered by persons with |
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disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 469.102(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The person shall submit the plans and specifications not |
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later than the 20th [fifth] day after the date the person issues the |
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plans and specifications. If plans and specifications are issued |
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on more than one date, the person shall submit the plans and |
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specifications not later than the 20th [fifth] day after each date |
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the plans and specifications are issued. In computing time under |
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this subsection, a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is not |
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included. |
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SECTION 2. Section 469.102(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to plans and specifications issued on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. Plans and specifications issued |
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before the effective date of this Act are governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the plans and specifications are issued, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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