86R8162 JCG-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2878
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the renewal of a plumbing license, endorsement, or
registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.401, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.401. [ANNUAL] RENEWAL REQUIRED. (a) A license or
registration under this chapter is valid for one or two years as
determined by board rule [year]. On payment of the required fee, a
license may be renewed [annually].
(b) The board by rule shall establish the requirements for
renewing a license, endorsement, or registration under this chapter
and may adopt a system under which licenses, endorsements, and
registrations expire on various dates during the year.
(c) An endorsement issued under Section 1301.356,
1301.3565, or 1301.357 expires on the date the master plumber or
journeyman plumber license of the endorsement holder expires. Any
continuing education requirement established by board rule and
applicable to an endorsement issued under this chapter must be
completed before the endorsement holder may renew the endorsement.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
rules to implement Section 1301.401, Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.