| 1 | 1 | | 88R1249 AMF-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Paxton S.B. No. 2446 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for |
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| 8 | 8 | | plumbing work performed on certain private property. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 1301.059. PLUMBING ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a) A |
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| 13 | 13 | | person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform |
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| 14 | 14 | | plumbing work consisting of installing, servicing, or repairing |
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| 15 | 15 | | service mains, service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | appliances that provide water, sewer, or storm drainage services on |
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| 17 | 17 | | private property in an area that extends from a public right-of-way |
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| 18 | 18 | | or public easement to not less than five feet from a building or |
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| 19 | 19 | | structure. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) This section does not apply to plumbing work performed |
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| 21 | 21 | | on private property designated for use as a one-family or |
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| 22 | 22 | | two-family dwelling. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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