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| 1 | 1 | 85R11577 JCG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Goldman H.B. No. 3463 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for public | |
| 8 | 8 | service companies working on certain private property. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 1301.059. PLUMBING BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES ON | |
| 13 | 13 | CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. A person is not required to be licensed | |
| 14 | 14 | under this chapter to perform plumbing work on behalf of a public | |
| 15 | 15 | service company if the person is a public service company or a | |
| 16 | 16 | contractor of a public service company who performs plumbing, | |
| 17 | 17 | including the installation, service, or repair of service mains, | |
| 18 | 18 | service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or appliances that | |
| 19 | 19 | provide water, sewer, storm drainage, or gas services, on private | |
| 20 | 20 | property in an area that extends from a public easement to not less | |
| 21 | 21 | than five feet from a building or structure. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |