TITLE: Relating to the adoption of certain plumbing codes by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.

SUMMARY: Relating to the adoption of certain plumbing codes by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the adoption of certain plumbing codes by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 1301.255(a) and (b), Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The board shall adopt [the following plumbing codes, as those codes existed on May 31, 2001: [(1) the Uniform Plumbing Code, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; and [(2)] the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing Code, as published by the International Code Council. (b) The board by rule may adopt a later edition [editions] of the plumbing code [codes] listed in Subsection (a). SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt rules to implement Section 1301.255, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.