H.B. No. 871
AN ACT
relating to the municipal fees charged to certain air conditioning
and refrigeration contractors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1302, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1302.304 to read as follows:
Sec. 1302.304. MUNICIPAL FEES. (a) A municipality may not
charge a registration fee to a person who holds a license issued
under Subchapter F for:
(1) work performed in the municipality; or
(2) notice provided under Section 1302.262.
(b) This section does not prohibit a municipality from
charging a building permit fee.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 871 was passed by the House on April
13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 871 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor