S.B. No. 1264
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of certain industrialized housing and
industrialized buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1202.002(c), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Industrialized housing does not include:
(1) a residential structure that exceeds four [three]
stories or 60 [49] feet in height;
(2) housing constructed of a sectional or panelized
system that does not use a modular component; or
(3) a ready-built home constructed in a manner in
which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or
section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and
moving the home to another location.
SECTION 2. Section 1202.003(d), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) An industrialized building includes a permanent
commercial structure and a commercial structure designed to be
transported from one commercial site to another commercial site but
does not include:
(1) a commercial structure that exceeds four [three]
stories or 60 [49] feet in height; or
(2) a commercial building or structure that is:
(A) installed in a manner other than on a
permanent foundation; and
(B) either:
(i) not open to the public; or
(ii) less than 1,500 square feet in total
area and used other than as a school or a place of religious
worship.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1264 passed the Senate on
April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1264 passed the House on
May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor