83R3726 JAM-D
 
  By: Guillen H.B. No. 2955
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation of industrialized housing by the
  manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing
  and Community Affairs; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing
  fees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2306.6002, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2306.6002.  REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT. The department
  shall administer and enforce Chapters [Chapter] 1201 and 1203,
  Occupations Code, through the division. The Manufactured Housing
  Board and the division director shall exercise authority and
  responsibilities assigned to them under those chapters [that
  chapter].
         SECTION 2.  Section 2267.408(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a job order contract or
  an order issued under the contract for industrialized housing
  subject to and approved under Chapter 1203, Occupations Code, or
  industrialized buildings[,] or relocatable educational facilities
  subject to and approved under Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, if
  the contractor employs the services of an architect or engineer who
  approves the documents for the project.
         SECTION 3.  Section 233.151(b), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The term does not include a structure that is
  constructed in accordance with Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, or a
  modular home constructed in accordance with Chapter 1203 [1202],
  Occupations Code.
         SECTION 4.  The heading to Chapter 1202, Occupations Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 1202. INDUSTRIALIZED [HOUSING AND] BUILDINGS
         SECTION 5.  Section 1202.001(5), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (5)  "Modular component" means a structural part of
  [housing or] a building constructed at a location other than the
  building site in a manner that prevents the construction from being
  adequately inspected for code compliance at the building site
  without:
                     (A)  damage; or
                     (B)  removal and reconstruction of a part of the
  housing or building.
         SECTION 6.  Section 1202.051, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.051.  COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. The Texas
  Industrialized Building Code Council consists of 12 members
  appointed by the governor as follows:
               (1)  three members who represent the industrialized
  [housing and] building industry [industries];
               (2)  three members who represent municipal building
  officials from municipalities with a population of more than
  25,000;
               (3)  three members who represent general contractors
  who construct [housing or] buildings on-site;
               (4)  one member who is an engineer licensed in this
  state who acts as a structural engineer;
               (5)  one member who is an engineer licensed in this
  state who acts as an electrical engineer; and
               (6)  one member who is an architect registered in this
  state.
         SECTION 7.  Section 1202.052, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.052.  MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. An engineer or
  architect member of the council may not:
               (1)  be designated as, be employed by, or have an
  ownership interest in, an entity that is a third-party inspector or
  design review agency;
               (2)  have an ownership interest in a business that
  manufactures or builds industrialized [housing or] buildings;
               (3)  in a capacity relating to a matter subject to
  council review, be employed by or be a paid consultant to a
  manufacturer or builder of industrialized [housing or] buildings;
  or
               (4)  be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a
  trade association that represents the industrialized [housing or]
  building industry.
         SECTION 8.  Section 1202.102, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.102.  RULES PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION AND
  REGULATION. The commission by rule shall provide for registration
  and regulation of manufacturers or builders of industrialized
  [housing or] buildings.
         SECTION 9.  Sections 1202.104(a) and (c), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall set fees, in amounts sufficient to
  cover the costs of the inspections described by this chapter and the
  administration of this chapter, for:
               (1)  the registration of manufacturers or builders of
  industrialized [housing or] buildings;
               (2)  the inspection of industrialized [housing or]
  buildings; and
               (3)  the issuance of decals or insignia required under
  Section 1202.204.
         (c)  The building and permit fees charged by a municipality
  for an inspection of industrialized [housing or] buildings to be
  located in the municipality may not exceed the fees charged for the
  equivalent inspection of a building constructed on-site.
         SECTION 10.  The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 1202,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D. REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIALIZED
  [HOUSING AND] BUILDINGS
         SECTION 11.  Section 1202.151, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.151.  BUILDING CODES. (a) In addition to
  complying with Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, industrialized
  [housing and] buildings must be constructed to meet or exceed the
  requirements and standards of the National Electrical Code,
  published by the National Fire Protection Association, as that code
  existed on January 1, 1985.
         (b)  Industrialized [housing and] buildings erected or
  installed in a municipality must be constructed to meet or exceed
  the requirements and standards of whichever of the following two
  groups of codes is used by the municipality:
               (1)  the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code,
  and Uniform Mechanical Code, published by the International
  Conference of Building Officials, as those codes existed on January
  1, 1985; or
               (2)  the Standard Building Code, Standard Mechanical
  Code, Standard Plumbing Code, and Standard Gas Code, published by
  the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., as those
  codes existed on January 1, 1985.
         (c)  Industrialized [housing and] buildings erected or
  installed outside a municipality or in a municipality that does not
  use a building code group described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) must
  be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of
  whichever of those building code groups is selected by the
  manufacturer of the [housing or] buildings.
         SECTION 12.  Section 1202.154, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.154.  DESIGN REVIEW. To ensure compliance with
  the mandatory building codes, the department or approved design
  review agency shall review all designs, plans, and specifications
  of industrialized [housing and] buildings in accordance with
  council interpretations and instructions.
         SECTION 13.  Section 1202.155(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department or approved design review agency shall
  place the council's stamp of approval on each page of the designs,
  plans, and specifications of industrialized [housing and]
  buildings that:
               (1)  meet or exceed the code standards and requirements
  under council interpretations and instructions; and
               (2)  are approved by the department or design review
  agency.
         SECTION 14.  The heading to Section 1202.156, Occupations
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.156.  COUNCIL DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN QUESTIONS
  RELATED TO INDUSTRIALIZED [HOUSING AND] BUILDINGS.
         SECTION 15.  Section 1202.156(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The council shall determine all questions raised by a
  municipality in connection with the review of designs, plans, and
  specifications of industrialized [housing and] buildings, as
  authorized by Section 1202.252.
         SECTION 16.  Section 1202.201, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.201.  INSPECTION PROCEDURES. The council may
  issue instructions to establish procedures for inspecting the
  construction and installation of industrialized [housing and]
  buildings to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and
  specifications.
         SECTION 17.  Section 1202.202(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  To ensure compliance with the mandatory building codes
  or approved designs, plans, and specifications, the department
  shall inspect the construction of industrialized [housing and]
  buildings. The executive director may designate approved
  third-party inspectors to perform the inspections subject to the
  rules of the commission.
         SECTION 18.  Sections 1202.203(a) and (c), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A municipal building official shall inspect all
  construction involving industrialized [housing and] buildings to
  be located in the municipality to ensure compliance with designs,
  plans, and specifications, including inspection of:
               (1)  the construction of the foundation system; and
               (2)  the erection and installation of the modules or
  modular components on the foundation.
         (c)  An inspection under Subsection (a) shall be conducted[:
               [(1)     at the permanent site, if the inspection is of
  industrialized housing; and
               [(2)]  at the commercial site[, if the inspection is of
  industrialized buildings].
         SECTION 19.  Sections 1202.205(a) and (b), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission by rule may authorize an inspection of
  industrialized [housing or] buildings constructed in another state
  to be performed by an inspector of the equivalent regulatory agency
  of the other state.
         (b)  The commission by rule may authorize an inspection of
  industrialized [housing or] buildings constructed in this state for
  use in another state.
         SECTION 20.  Section 1202.251(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Requirements [Except as provided by Section 1202.253,
  requirements] and regulations not in conflict with this chapter or
  with other state law relating to transportation, erection,
  installation, or use of industrialized [housing or] buildings must
  be reasonably and uniformly applied and enforced without
  distinctions as to whether the [housing or] buildings are
  manufactured or are constructed on-site.
         SECTION 21.  The heading to Section 1202.252, Occupations
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1202.252.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED
  [HOUSING AND] BUILDINGS.
         SECTION 22.  Section 1202.252(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A municipality that regulates the on-site construction
  or installation of industrialized [housing and] buildings may:
               (1)  require and review, for compliance with mandatory
  building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and
  specifications bearing the council's stamp of approval for each
  installation of industrialized [housing or] buildings in the
  municipality;
               (2)  require that all applicable local permits and
  licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site;
               (3)  require, in accordance with commission rules, that
  all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or
  insignia indicating inspection by the department; and
               (4)  establish procedures for the inspection of:
                     (A)  the erection and installation of
  industrialized [housing or] buildings to be located in the
  municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes
  and commission rules; and
                     (B)  all foundation and other on-site
  construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans,
  and specifications.
         SECTION 23.  Section 1202.301(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person may not construct, sell or offer to sell, lease
  or offer to lease, or transport over a street or highway of this
  state any industrialized [housing or] building, or modular section
  or component of a modular section, in violation of this chapter or a
  rule of the commission or order of the commission or executive
  director.
         SECTION 24.  Subtitle C, Title 7, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 1203 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 1203. INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 1203.001.  GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the Manufactured Housing Board
  within the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
               (2)  "Construction site building" means a commercial
  structure that is:
                     (A)  not open to the public; and
                     (B)  used for any purpose at a commercial site by a
  person constructing a building, road, bridge, utility, or other
  infrastructure or improvement to real property.
               (3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing
  and Community Affairs acting through the manufactured housing
  division.
               (4)  "Division" means the manufactured housing
  division in the department.
               (5)  "Executive director" means the executive director
  of the manufactured housing division in the Texas Department of
  Housing and Community Affairs.
               (6)  "Modular component" means a structural part of
  housing constructed at a location other than the building site in a
  manner that prevents the construction from being adequately
  inspected for code compliance at the building site without:
                     (A)  damage; or
                     (B)  removal and reconstruction of a part of the
  housing.
         Sec. 1203.002.  DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING. (a)
  Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is:
               (1)  designed for the occupancy of one or more
  families;
               (2)  constructed in one or more modules or constructed
  using one or more modular components built at a location other than
  the permanent site; and
               (3)  designed to be used as a permanent residential
  structure when the module or the modular component is transported
  to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent
  foundation system.
         (b)  Industrialized housing includes the structure's
  plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.
         (c)  Industrialized housing does not include:
               (1)  a residential structure that exceeds three stories
  or 49 feet in height;
               (2)  housing constructed of a sectional or panelized
  system that does not use a modular component; or
               (3)  a ready-built home constructed in a manner in
  which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or
  section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and
  moving the home to another location.
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 1203.051.  RULES; ORDERS. (a) The board shall adopt
  rules and issue orders as necessary to:
               (1)  ensure compliance with the purposes of this
  chapter; and
               (2)  provide for uniform enforcement of this chapter.
         (b)  The board shall adopt rules as appropriate to implement
  the board's actions, decisions, interpretations, and instructions.
         Sec. 1203.052.  RULES PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION AND
  REGULATION. The board by rule shall provide for registration and
  regulation of manufacturers or builders of industrialized housing.
         Sec. 1203.053.  FEES. (a) The board shall set fees, in
  amounts sufficient to cover the costs of the inspections described
  by this chapter and the administration of this chapter, for:
               (1)  the registration of manufacturers or builders of
  industrialized housing;
               (2)  the inspection of industrialized housing; and
               (3)  the issuance of decals or insignia required under
  Section 1203.154.
         (b)  The fees shall be paid to the comptroller and placed in
  the general revenue fund, except that a fee for an inspection may be
  paid directly to an approved third-party inspector who performs the
  inspection.
         (c)  The building and permit fees charged by a municipality
  for an inspection of industrialized housing to be located in the
  municipality may not exceed the fees charged for the equivalent
  inspection of a building constructed on-site.
         Sec. 1203.054.  APPROVAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTORS AND
  DESIGN REVIEW AGENCIES. (a) The board shall establish criteria for
  the approval of, and approve accordingly, all third-party
  inspectors and design review agencies.
         (b)  The executive director shall recommend qualified
  third-party inspectors and design review agencies to the board.
         (c)  The executive director shall publish a list of all
  approved inspectors and design review agencies.
         Sec. 1203.055.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Sections 51.401
  and 51.404 do not apply to this chapter.
  SUBCHAPTER C. REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIALIZED
  HOUSING
         Sec. 1203.101.  BUILDING CODES. (a) In addition to
  complying with Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, industrialized
  housing must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and
  standards of the National Electrical Code, published by the
  National Fire Protection Association, as that code existed on
  January 1, 1985.
         (b)  Industrialized housing erected or installed in a
  municipality must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements
  and standards of whichever of the following two groups of codes is
  used by the municipality:
               (1)  the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code,
  and Uniform Mechanical Code, published by the International
  Conference of Building Officials, as those codes existed on January
  1, 1985; or
               (2)  the Standard Building Code, Standard Mechanical
  Code, Standard Plumbing Code, and Standard Gas Code, published by
  the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., as those
  codes existed on January 1, 1985.
         (c)  Industrialized housing erected or installed outside a
  municipality or in a municipality that does not use a building code
  group described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) must be constructed to
  meet or exceed the requirements and standards of whichever of those
  building code groups is selected by the manufacturer of the
  housing.
         Sec. 1203.102.  BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT. If a code
  described by Section 1203.101 is amended after January 1, 1985, the
  requirements and standards of the amended code shall be used in
  place of the January 1, 1985, edition if the board determines that
  use of the amended code is:
               (1)  in the public interest; and
               (2)  consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
         Sec. 1203.103.  BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT: MUNICIPALITY OR
  OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) A municipality or other
  political subdivision may not require or enforce, as a prerequisite
  for granting or approving a building or construction permit or
  certificate of occupancy, an amendment to a code described by
  Section 1203.101.
         (b)  On the petition of a local building official and after a
  hearing, the board may require a reasonable amendment to a building
  code group described by Section 1203.101(b)(1) or (2) that the
  board determines to be essential for public health and safety. The
  amendment shall be applied uniformly on a statewide basis.
         Sec. 1203.104.  DESIGN REVIEW. To ensure compliance with
  the mandatory building codes, the department or approved design
  review agency shall review all designs, plans, and specifications
  of industrialized housing in accordance with board interpretations
  and instructions.
         Sec. 1203.105.  BOARD STAMP OF APPROVAL. (a) The department
  or approved design review agency shall place the board's stamp of
  approval on each page of the designs, plans, and specifications of
  industrialized housing that:
               (1)  meet or exceed the code standards and requirements
  under board interpretations and instructions; and
               (2)  are approved by the department or design review
  agency.
         (b)  Each page of the designs, plans, and specifications must
  bear the board's stamp of approval if the designs, plans, and
  specifications satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) and
  are approved in accordance with Subsection (a)(2).
         Sec. 1203.106.  BOARD DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN QUESTIONS
  RELATED TO INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING. (a) The board shall determine
  all questions raised by a municipality in connection with the
  review of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized
  housing, as authorized by Section 1203.202.
         (b)  With reference to the standards and requirements of the
  mandatory building codes, the board shall determine, from an
  engineering performance standpoint, all questions concerning:
               (1)  code equivalency; or
               (2)  alternative materials or methods of construction.
         Sec. 1203.107.  BOARD DECISIONS BINDING. The decisions,
  actions, and interpretations of the board are binding on the
  department, third-party inspectors, design review agencies, and
  municipalities and other political subdivisions.
  SUBCHAPTER D.  INSPECTIONS
         Sec. 1203.151.  INSPECTION PROCEDURES. The board may issue
  instructions to establish procedures for inspecting the
  construction and installation of industrialized housing to ensure
  compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.
         Sec. 1203.152.  DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS. (a) To ensure
  compliance with the mandatory building codes or approved designs,
  plans, and specifications, the department shall inspect the
  construction of industrialized housing.  The executive director may
  designate approved third-party inspectors to perform the
  inspections subject to the rules of the board.
         (b)  Local building officials may witness department
  inspections to enable the local officials to make recommendations
  on inspection procedures to the board.
         Sec. 1203.153.  ON-SITE INSPECTIONS. (a) A municipal
  building official shall inspect all construction involving
  industrialized housing to be located in the municipality to ensure
  compliance with designs, plans, and specifications, including
  inspection of:
               (1)  the construction of the foundation system; and
               (2)  the erection and installation of the modules or
  modular components on the foundation.
         (b)  An approved third-party inspector shall perform on-site
  inspections of industrialized housing to be located outside the
  municipality.
         (c)  An inspection under Subsection (a) shall be conducted at
  the permanent site of the industrialized housing.
         Sec. 1203.154.  RULES PROVIDING FOR DECALS OR INSIGNIA. (a)
  The board by rule shall provide for the placement of decals or
  insignia on each transportable modular section or modular component
  to indicate compliance with the mandatory building codes.
         (b)  The board by rule shall exempt a construction site
  building from the requirements of this section.
         Sec. 1203.155.  RECIPROCITY. (a) The board by rule may
  authorize an inspection of industrialized housing constructed in
  another state to be performed by an inspector of the equivalent
  regulatory agency of the other state.
         (b)  The board by rule may authorize an inspection of
  industrialized housing constructed in this state for use in another
  state.
         (c)  The board shall enter into a reciprocity agreement with
  the equivalent regulatory agency of the other state as necessary to
  implement this section.
  SUBCHAPTER E.  MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
         Sec. 1203.201.  RESERVATION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. (a)
  Municipal authority is specifically and entirely reserved to a
  municipality, including, as applicable:
               (1)  land use and zoning requirements;
               (2)  building setback requirements;
               (3)  side and rear yard requirements;
               (4)  site planning and development and property line
  requirements;
               (5)  subdivision control; and
               (6)  landscape architectural requirements.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 1203.203, requirements
  and regulations not in conflict with this chapter or with other
  state law relating to transportation, erection, installation, or
  use of industrialized housing must be reasonably and uniformly
  applied and enforced without distinctions as to whether the housing
  is manufactured or is constructed on-site.
         Sec. 1203.202.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF INDUSTRIALIZED
  HOUSING. (a) A municipality that regulates the on-site
  construction or installation of industrialized housing may:
               (1)  require and review, for compliance with mandatory
  building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and
  specifications bearing the board's stamp of approval for each
  installation of industrialized housing in the municipality;
               (2)  require that all applicable local permits and
  licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site;
               (3)  require, in accordance with board rules, that all
  modules or modular components bear an approved decal or insignia
  indicating inspection by the department; and
               (4)  establish procedures for the inspection of:
                     (A)  the erection and installation of
  industrialized housing to be located in the municipality, to ensure
  compliance with mandatory building codes and board rules; and
                     (B)  all foundation and other on-site
  construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans,
  and specifications.
         (b)  Procedures described by Subsection (a)(4) may require:
               (1)  before occupancy, a final inspection or test in
  accordance with mandatory building codes; and
               (2)  correction of any deficiency identified by the
  test or discovered in the final inspection.
         Sec. 1203.203.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY AND
  DUPLEX INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING. (a) Single-family or duplex
  industrialized housing must have all local permits and licenses
  that are applicable to other single-family or duplex dwellings.
         (b)  For purposes of this section, single-family or duplex
  industrialized housing is real property.
         (c)  A municipality may adopt regulations that require
  single-family or duplex industrialized housing to:
               (1)  have a value equal to or greater than the median
  taxable value for each single-family dwelling located within 500
  feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to
  be located, as determined by the most recent certified tax
  appraisal roll for each county in which the properties are located;
               (2)  have exterior siding, roofing, roof pitch,
  foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the
  single-family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which
  the industrialized housing is proposed to be located;
               (3)  comply with municipal aesthetic standards,
  building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, subdivision control,
  architectural landscaping, square footage, and other site
  requirements applicable to single-family dwellings; or
               (4)  be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.
         (d)  For purposes of Subsection (c), "value" means the
  taxable value of the industrialized housing and the lot after
  installation of the housing.
         (e)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a municipality may
  not adopt a regulation under this section that is more restrictive
  for industrialized housing than that required for a new
  single-family or duplex dwelling constructed on-site.
         (f)  This section does not:
               (1)  limit the authority of a municipality to adopt
  regulations to protect historic properties or historic districts;
  or
               (2)  affect deed restrictions.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
         Sec. 1203.251.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES. (a) In this section,
  "person" means an individual, partnership, company, corporation,
  association, or other group, however organized.
         (b)  A person may not construct, sell or offer to sell, lease
  or offer to lease, or transport over a street or highway of this
  state any industrialized housing, or modular section or component
  of a modular section, in violation of this chapter or a rule of the
  board or department or order of the board or executive director.
         Sec. 1203.252.  DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
  In addition to imposing sanctions allowed under Section 51.353, the
  board may deny, permanently revoke, or suspend for a definite
  period and specified location or geographic area a certificate of
  registration if the board finds that the applicant or registrant:
               (1)  provided false information on an application or
  other document filed with the department, division, or board;
               (2)  failed to pay a fee or file a report required by
  the department, division, or board for the administration or
  enforcement of this chapter;
               (3)  engaged in a false, misleading, or deceptive act
  or practice as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business &
  Commerce Code; or
               (4)  violated:
                     (A)  this chapter;
                     (B)  a rule adopted by the board or department or
  order issued by the board or the executive director under this
  chapter; or
                     (C)  a decision, action, or interpretation of the
  board.
  SUBCHAPTER G.  PENALTIES
         Sec. 1203.301.  CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) In this section,
  "person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1203.251.
         (b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this
  chapter or a published rule of the board or department or order of
  the board or the executive director.
         (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
         SECTION 25.  Section 623.091, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 623.091.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
  "manufactured house" means "industrialized building" as defined by
  Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, "industrialized housing" as
  defined by Chapter 1203 [1202], Occupations Code, or "manufactured
  home" as defined by Chapter 1201, Occupations Code. The term
  includes a temporary chassis system or returnable undercarriage
  used for the transportation of a manufactured house and a
  transportable section of a manufactured house that is transported
  on a chassis system or returnable undercarriage and that is
  constructed so that it cannot, without dismantling or destruction,
  be transported within the legal size limits for a motor vehicle.
         SECTION 26.  Section 158.002, Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 158.002.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "manufactured
  home," "manufacturer," "retailer," and "person" have the same
  meanings as they are given by Chapter 1201, Occupations Code. In
  addition, the term "manufactured home" also includes and means
  "industrialized housing" as defined by Chapter 1203 [1202],
  Occupations Code.
         SECTION 27.  The following provisions of the Occupations
  Code are repealed:
               (1)  Section 1202.002;
               (2)  Section 1202.203(b); and
               (3)  Section 1202.253.
         SECTION 28.  On the effective date of this Act:
               (1)  all powers, duties, functions, and activities
  performed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  relating to the regulation of industrialized housing immediately
  before the effective date of this Act are transferred to the
  manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing
  and Community Affairs;
               (2)  a rule or form of the Texas Department of Licensing
  and Regulation related to the regulation of industrialized housing
  is a rule or form of the manufactured housing division and remains
  in effect until changed by the division;
               (3)  a reference in law to the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation in relation to the regulation of
  industrialized housing means the manufactured housing division;
               (4)  a reference in a law or rule to the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation in relation to the
  regulation of industrialized housing means the Manufactured
  Housing Board;
               (5)  a reference in law to the executive director of the
  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in relation to the
  regulation of industrialized housing means the executive director
  of the manufactured housing division;
               (6)  a license, permit, or certification in effect that
  was issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in
  relation to the regulation of industrialized housing is continued
  in effect as a license, permit, or certification of the
  manufactured housing division;
               (7)  a complaint, investigation, or other proceeding
  pending before the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in
  relation to the regulation of industrialized housing is transferred
  without change in status to the manufactured housing division;
               (8)  all obligations, rights, and contracts of the
  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in relation to the
  regulation of industrialized housing are transferred to the
  manufactured housing division; and
               (9)  all property, including records and money, in the
  custody of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and all funds
  appropriated by the legislature for use by the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation for the regulation of industrialized
  housing shall be transferred to the manufactured housing division.
         SECTION 29.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.