89R21007 JCG-F
By: Richardson, Campos, Gates, Curry, et al. H.B. No. 3214
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3214:
By: Phelan C.S.H.B. No. 3214
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.002(5), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(5) "Master plumber" means a person licensed under
this chapter who:
(A) is skilled in the design, planning, and
superintending of plumbing and in the practical installation,
repair, and servicing of plumbing;
(B) has worked as a journeyman plumber:
(i) for at least two [four] years; or
(ii) for at least one year and has
successfully completed a training program approved by the United
States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship or another
nationally recognized apprentice training program accepted by the
board;
(C) performs or supervises plumbing work;
(D) has passed the required examination; and
(E) has fulfilled the other requirements of the
board.
SECTION 2. As soon practicable after the effective date of
this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
rules as necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act
to Chapter 1301, Occupations Code.
SECTION 3. Section 1301.002, Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to an application for a master plumber
license under Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, submitted on or after
the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.