By: Paddie (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) H.B. No. 3329
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2017;
May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &
Commerce; May 11, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 11, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to regulation of electricians by local governments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.201, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(a) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality or region
from regulating electricians or residential appliance installers
by:
(1) enacting an ordinance requiring inspections;
(2) offering examinations;
(3) issuing municipal or regional licenses; or
(4) collecting permit fees for municipal or regional
licenses and examinations from [electricians and] appliance
installers for work performed in the municipality or region.
(f) A municipality or region may not collect a permit fee,
registration fee, administrative fee, or any other fee from an
electrician who holds a license issued under this chapter for work
performed in the municipality or region. This subsection does not
prohibit a municipality or region from collecting a building permit
fee.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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