| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the regulation of certain industrialized housing and |
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| 8 | 6 | | industrialized buildings. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 1202.002(c), Occupations Code, is |
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| 11 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (c) Industrialized housing does not include: |
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| 13 | 11 | | (1) a residential structure that exceeds four [three] |
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| 14 | 12 | | stories or 60 [49] feet in height; |
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| 15 | 13 | | (2) housing constructed of a sectional or panelized |
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| 16 | 14 | | system that does not use a modular component; or |
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| 17 | 15 | | (3) a ready-built home constructed in a manner in |
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| 18 | 16 | | which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or |
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| 19 | 17 | | section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and |
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| 20 | 18 | | moving the home to another location. |
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| 21 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 1202.003(d), Occupations Code, is |
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| 22 | 20 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 23 | 21 | | (d) An industrialized building includes a permanent |
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| 24 | 22 | | commercial structure and a commercial structure designed to be |
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| 25 | 23 | | transported from one commercial site to another commercial site but |
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| 26 | 24 | | does not include: |
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| 27 | 25 | | (1) a commercial structure that exceeds four [three] |
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| 28 | 26 | | stories or 60 [49] feet in height; or |
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| 29 | 27 | | (2) a commercial building or structure that is: |
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| 30 | 28 | | (A) installed in a manner other than on a |
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| 31 | 29 | | permanent foundation; and |
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| 32 | 30 | | (B) either: |
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| 33 | 31 | | (i) not open to the public; or |
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| 34 | 32 | | (ii) less than 1,500 square feet in total |
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| 35 | 33 | | area and used other than as a school or a place of religious |
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| 36 | 34 | | worship. |
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| 37 | 35 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 36 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 37 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1264 passed the Senate on |
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| 39 | + | April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 40 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 42 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1264 passed the House on |
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| 43 | + | May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two present |
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| 44 | + | not voting. |
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| 45 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 47 | + | Approved: |
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| 48 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | + | Date |
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| 50 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | + | Governor |
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