H.B. No. 1055
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1055 was passed by the House on May
15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1055 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor