86R7851 JCG-F
 
  By: Goldman H.B. No. 1857
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for
  plumbing work performed on certain private property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1301.059.  PLUMBING ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a)  A
  person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform
  plumbing work consisting of installing, servicing, or repairing
  service mains, service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or
  appliances that provide water, sewer, or storm drainage services on
  private property in an area that extends from a public right of way
  or public easement to not less than five feet from a building or
  structure.
         (b)  This section does not apply to plumbing work performed
  on private property designated for use as a one-family or
  two-family dwelling.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.