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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of residential appliance installation, |
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including pool-related electrical devices, under the Texas |
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Electrical Safety and Licensing Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivisions (12-a), (14), and (15), Section |
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1305.002, Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(12-a) "Residential appliance" means: |
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(A) [a pool-related electrical device, or] |
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equipment that: |
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(i) [(A)] is installed as a unit in a |
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single-family or multifamily dwelling that does not exceed four |
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stories; |
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(ii) [(B)] is directly connected to an |
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electrical circuit; and |
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(iii) [(C)] performs a specific function; |
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or |
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(B) a pool-related electrical device. |
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(14) "Pool" means an outdoor or indoor structure that |
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is located at a residential property, a business property, or a |
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property owned by a municipality and that is intended for swimming |
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or recreational bathing, including an inground structure, |
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aboveground structure, hot tub, spa, portable spa, or non-portable |
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wading pool. |
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(15) "Pool-related electrical device" means equipment |
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for a pool that: |
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(A) is installed as a unit; |
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(B) is directly connected to an electrical |
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circuit; [and] |
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(C) performs a specific function; and |
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(D) uses single-phase power of 240 volts or less. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |