H.B. No. 2334
AN ACT
relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for
certain work performed on certain private property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.059. WORK PERFORMED ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
(a) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to
perform work consisting of installing, servicing, or repairing
service mains or service lines that provide water, sewer, or storm
drainage services on private property in an area that extends from a
public right-of-way or public easement to not less than five feet
from a building or structure.
(b) This section does not apply to plumbing work performed
on private property designated for use as a one-family or
two-family dwelling.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the House on May 2,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 26, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor