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| 1 | 1 | 86R7851 JCG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Goldman H.B. No. 1857 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 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 | |
| 8 | 8 | plumbing work performed 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 ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a) A | |
| 13 | 13 | person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform | |
| 14 | 14 | plumbing work consisting of installing, servicing, or repairing | |
| 15 | 15 | service mains, service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or | |
| 16 | 16 | appliances that provide water, sewer, or storm drainage services on | |
| 17 | 17 | private property in an area that extends from a public right of way | |
| 18 | 18 | or public easement to not less than five feet from a building or | |
| 19 | 19 | structure. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) This section does not apply to plumbing work performed | |
| 21 | 21 | on private property designated for use as a one-family or | |
| 22 | 22 | two-family dwelling. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |