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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of plumbing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.304, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Unless a threat to health or safety exists, the board |
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may not investigate a complaint in which the person filing the |
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complaint and the person who is the subject of the complaint are |
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engaged in litigation related to the subject matter of the |
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complaint until the outcome of the litigation is finally |
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determined. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.552, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.552. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE FOR PLUMBING PERMIT |
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IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A political subdivision that requires a |
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responsible master plumber or an agent of a responsible master |
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plumber [plumbing contractor] to obtain a permit before performing |
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plumbing in the political subdivision shall verify through the |
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board's Internet website, or by contacting the board by telephone, |
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that the responsible master plumber [plumbing contractor] has on |
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file with the board a certificate of insurance. The certificate of |
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insurance must: |
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(1) be written by a company licensed to do business in |
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this state; |
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(2) provide for commercial general liability |
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insurance for the responsible master plumber for a claim for |
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property damage or bodily injury, regardless of whether the claim |
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arises from negligence or on a contract; and |
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(3) provide coverage of not less than $300,000 for all |
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claims arising in a one-year period. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |