H.B. No. 871
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the municipal fees charged to certain air conditioning
  and refrigeration contractors.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 1302, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1302.304 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1302.304.  MUNICIPAL FEES. (a) A municipality may not
  charge a registration fee to a person who holds a license issued
  under Subchapter F for:
               (1)  work performed in the municipality; or
               (2)  notice provided under Section 1302.262.
         (b)  This section does not prohibit a municipality from
  charging a building permit fee.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 871 was passed by the House on April
  13, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 871 was passed by the Senate on May
  19, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor