88R13474 KBB-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3526
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the application of a municipal or county building code
to the construction of a solar pergola.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 214.221 to read as follows:
Sec. 214.221. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS. A municipality
may not apply a municipal building code to the construction of a
solar pergola.
SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 233, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 233.902 to read as follows:
Sec. 233.902. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS. A county may
not apply a building code to the construction of a solar pergola.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the construction of a solar pergola on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.