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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1202.107 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1202.107. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the commission, executive director, |
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or department may not perform an inspection or investigation, open |
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a complaint, or initiate an administrative or enforcement action |
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against a manufacturer, builder, or third-party inspector of |
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industrialized housing after the second anniversary of the date of |
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the final on-site inspection of the industrialized housing |
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conducted under Section 1202.203. |
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(b) The commission or executive director may impose a |
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penalty or sanction in an enforcement action against a |
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manufacturer, builder, or third-party inspector of industrialized |
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housing only if the commission, executive director, or department |
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initiates the enforcement action during the period prescribed by |
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Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1202.107, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a complaint opened, administrative action |
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or enforcement action initiated, or penalty or sanction imposed |
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regarding industrialized housing that is the subject of an on-site |
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inspection under Section 1202.203, Occupations Code, conducted on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |