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