TITLE: Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for public service companies working on certain private property.

SUMMARY: Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for public service companies working on certain private property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for public service companies working 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. PLUMBING BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES ON CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform plumbing work on behalf of a public service company if the person is a public service company or a contractor of a public service company who performs plumbing, including the installation, service, or repair of service mains, service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or appliances that provide water, sewer, storm drainage, or gas services, on private property in an area that extends from a public easement to not less than five feet from a building or structure. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.