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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic submission of inspection reports and |
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filing fees for the inspection of elevators, escalators, and |
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related equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 754.015(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission by rule may require or permit inspection |
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reports, other documents, and fees to be filed in a manner |
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prescribed by the department, including electronically. |
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SECTION 2. Section 754.019(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) For the purpose of determining timely filing under |
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Subsection (a)(3) and Section 754.016(b), an inspection report and |
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filing fees are considered filed on the earlier of: |
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(1) the date of personal delivery; |
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(2) the date of postmark by United States mail if |
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properly addressed to the executive director; [or] |
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(3) the date of deposit with a commercial courier |
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service, if properly addressed to the executive director; or |
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(4) the date of electronic submission, if filed in an |
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electronic manner prescribed by the department. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3848 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 16, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3848 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 30, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3848 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |