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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of certain plumbing codes by the Texas |
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State Board of Plumbing Examiners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1301.255(a) and (b), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall adopt [the following plumbing codes, as
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those codes existed on May 31, 2001:
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[(1)
the Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the
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International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials;
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and
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[(2)] the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing |
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Code, as published by the International Code Council. |
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(b) The board by rule may adopt a later edition [editions] |
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of the plumbing code [codes] listed in Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas State |
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Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules to implement Section |
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1301.255, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |