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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the residential and commercial building codes of |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 214.212, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the |
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International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2018 |
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[2012], is adopted as a municipal residential building code in this |
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state. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the [The] |
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International Residential Code applies to all construction, |
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alteration, remodeling, enlargement, and repair of residential |
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structures in a municipality. |
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(b-1) To the extent the International Residential Code |
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applies to a building or structure on or used in connection with an |
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agricultural operation, the International Residential Code, as it |
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existed on May 1, 2012, applies to all construction, alteration, |
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remodeling, enlargement, and repair of those buildings or |
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structures. |
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(d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made |
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by the International Code Council to the International Residential |
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Code after May 1, 2018 [2012]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.216, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the |
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International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2018 [2012], is |
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adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the [The] |
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International Building Code applies to all commercial buildings in |
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a municipality and to any alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or |
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repair of those commercial buildings. |
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(b-1) To the extent the International Building Code applies |
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to a building or structure on or used in connection with an |
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agricultural operation, the International Building Code, as it |
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existed on May 1, 2012, applies to all construction, alteration, |
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remodeling, enlargement, and repair of those buildings or |
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structures. |
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(d) A municipality may review and consider amendments made |
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by the International Code Council to the International Building |
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Code after May 1, 2018 [2012]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Sections 214.212 and 214.216, Local |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to residential |
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or commercial construction, remodeling, alteration, enlargement, |
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or repair that begins under an agreement made on or after January 1, |
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2027, or that begins, in the absence of an agreement, on or after |
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that date. Residential or commercial construction, remodeling, |
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alteration, enlargement, or repair that begins under an agreement |
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made before January 1, 2027, or that begins, in the absence of an |
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agreement, before that date is governed by the law in effect when |
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the agreement was made or the activity began, as appropriate, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2026, municipalities shall |
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establish rules and take other necessary actions to implement |
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Sections 214.212 and 214.216, Local Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026. |