By: Kuempel, Lucio III (Senate Sponsor - Carona) H.B. No. 2294
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
and Commerce; May 16, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1, one
present not voting; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2294 By: Carona
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exemption from air conditioning and refrigeration
contracting regulation for installation of a thermostat.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1302.002(2), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Air conditioning and refrigeration contracting"
means performing or offering to perform the design, installation,
construction, repair, maintenance, service, or modification of
equipment or a product in an environmental air conditioning system,
a commercial refrigeration system, or a process cooling or heating
system. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
term "air conditioning and refrigeration contracting" does not
include the installation, repair, replacement, or modification of a
thermostat or other temperature control interface by a person
licensed or registered under Chapter 1702 of this code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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