86R14770 SOS-D By: White H.B. No. 4608 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to contract with municipalities and counties to perform inspections of electrical work. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1305, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1305.106 to read as follows: Sec. 1305.106. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY INSPECTORS. The department may contract with a municipal or county inspector to enforce or assist in the enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, including the performance of inspections and investigations required under this chapter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.