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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. Section 1202.002(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Industrialized housing does not include: |
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(1) [a residential structure that exceeds four stories
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or 60 feet in height;
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[(2)] housing constructed of a sectional or panelized |
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system that does not use a modular component; or |
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(2) [(3)] a ready-built home constructed in a manner |
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in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or |
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section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and |
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moving the home to another location. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1202.003(d), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An industrialized building includes a permanent |
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commercial structure and a commercial structure designed to be |
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transported from one commercial site to another commercial site but |
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does not include [:
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[(1)
a commercial structure that exceeds four stories
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or 60 feet in height; or
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[(2)] a commercial building or structure that is: |
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(1) [(A)] installed in a manner other than on a |
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permanent foundation; and |
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(2) [(B)] either: |
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(A) [(i)] not open to the public; or |
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(B) [(ii)] less than 1,500 square feet in total |
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area and used other than as a school or a place of religious |
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worship. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |