81R1053 CLG-D
By: Parker H.B. No. 1055
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procedure for submitting certain plans and
specifications of buildings or facilities for the purpose of
eliminating architectural barriers encountered by persons with
disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 469.102(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The person shall submit the plans and specifications not
later than the 20th [fifth] day after the date the person issues the
plans and specifications. If plans and specifications are issued
on more than one date, the person shall submit the plans and
specifications not later than the 20th [fifth] day after each date
the plans and specifications are issued. In computing time under
this subsection, a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is not
included.
SECTION 2. Section 469.102(b), Government Code, as amended
by this Act, applies to plans and specifications issued on or after
the effective date of this Act. Plans and specifications issued
before the effective date of this Act are governed by the law in
effect on the date the plans and specifications are issued, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.