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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of a certain plumbing code 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. Section 1301.255, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.255. ADOPTION OF PLUMBING [CODES] CODE. (a) The |
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board shall adopt [the following plumbing codes, as those codes |
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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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(c) Plumbing installed in an area not otherwise subject to |
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regulation under this chapter by a person licensed under this |
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chapter must be installed in accordance with a plumbing code |
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adopted by the board under Subsection (a) or (b). |
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(d) In adopting a code for the design, installation, and |
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maintenance of a plumbing system under this section, a municipality |
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or an owner of a public water system may amend any provisions of the |
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code to conform to local concerns that do not substantially vary |
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from board rules or other rules of this state. |
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(e) Plumbing installed in compliance with a code adopted |
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under Subsection (a), (b), or (d) must be inspected by a plumbing |
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inspector. To perform the inspection, the political subdivision |
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may contract with any plumbing inspector or qualified plumbing |
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inspection business, as determined by the political subdivision, |
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that is paid directly by the political subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, 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, 2023. |