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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of electricians by local governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.201, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality or region |
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from regulating electricians or residential appliance installers |
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by: |
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(1) enacting an ordinance requiring inspections; |
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(2) offering examinations; |
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(3) issuing municipal or regional licenses; or |
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(4) collecting permit fees for municipal or regional |
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licenses and examinations from [electricians and] appliance |
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installers for work performed in the municipality or region. |
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(f) A municipality or region may not collect a permit fee, |
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registration fee, administrative fee, or any other fee from an |
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electrician who holds a license issued under this chapter for work |
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performed in the municipality or region. This subsection does not |
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prohibit a municipality or region from collecting a building permit |
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fee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |