87R8665 JRR-D
By: Oliverson, Button, Schaefer, Zwiener H.B. No. 3032
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to substitutes for hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants
applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter L to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER L. REGULATION OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
Sec. 382.551. SUBSTITUTES FOR HYDROFLUOROCARBON
REFRIGERANTS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR
CONSTRUCTION. A building code or other requirement applicable to
commercial or residential buildings or construction may not
prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant authorized pursuant to
42 U.S.C. 7671k.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2023.