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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. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or department may not |
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perform an inspection or investigation, open a complaint, initiate |
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an administrative or enforcement action, or impose a penalty |
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against a manufacturer, builder, or third-party inspector of |
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industrialized housing after the first 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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SECTION 2. Section 1202.155, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1202.155. COUNCIL [STAMP OF] APPROVAL. [(a)] The |
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department or approved design review agency shall approve [place
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the council's stamp of approval on each page of] the designs, plans, |
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and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings that: |
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(1) meet or exceed the code standards and requirements |
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under council interpretations and instructions; and |
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(2) are approved by the department or design review |
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agency. |
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[(b)
Each page of the designs, plans, and specifications
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must bear the council's stamp of approval if the designs, plans, and
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specifications satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) and
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are approved in accordance with Subsection (a)(2).] |
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SECTION 3. Section 1202.252(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A municipality that regulates the on-site construction |
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or installation of industrialized housing and buildings may: |
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(1) require and review, for compliance with mandatory |
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building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and |
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specifications approved by the council [bearing the council's stamp
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of approval] for each installation of industrialized housing or |
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buildings in the municipality; |
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(2) require that all applicable local permits and |
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licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site; |
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(3) require, in accordance with commission rules, that |
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all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or |
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insignia indicating inspection by the department; and |
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(4) establish procedures for the inspection of: |
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(A) the erection and installation of |
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industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the |
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municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes |
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and commission rules; and |
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(B) all foundation and other on-site |
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construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, |
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and specifications. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1202.107, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a complaint, administrative action, or |
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enforcement action regarding industrialized housing that is the |
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subject of an on-site inspection under Section 1202.203, |
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Occupations Code, conducted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |