| 1 | 1 | | 89R1682 BEE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 747 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the adoption of a certain plumbing code by the Texas |
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| 10 | 10 | | State Board of Plumbing Examiners. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 1301.255, Occupations |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 1301.255. ADOPTION OF PLUMBING [CODES] CODE. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Sections 1301.255(a), (b), and (d), Occupations |
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| 16 | 16 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (a) The board shall adopt [the following plumbing codes, as |
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| 18 | 18 | | those codes existed on May 31, 2001: |
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| 19 | 19 | | [(1) the Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the |
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| 20 | 20 | | International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; |
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| 21 | 21 | | and |
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| 22 | 22 | | [(2)] the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing |
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| 23 | 23 | | Code, as published by the International Code Council. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) The board by rule may adopt a later edition [editions] |
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| 25 | 25 | | of the plumbing code [codes] listed in Subsection (a). |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d) In adopting a code for the design, installation, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | maintenance of a plumbing system under this section, a municipality |
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| 28 | 28 | | or an owner of a public water system may amend any provisions of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | code to conform to local concerns that do not substantially vary |
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| 30 | 30 | | from board rules or conflict with state law [other rules of this |
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| 31 | 31 | | state]. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas State |
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| 33 | 33 | | Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules to implement Section |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1301.255, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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