Bill Text: TX SB1630 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of residential appliance installation, including pool-related electrical devices, under the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB1630 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB1630-Introduced.html

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82R13036 MAW-F
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1630

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of residential appliance installation
under the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.002(14), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(14) "Pool" means a commercial or residential [an]
outdoor or indoor structure intended for swimming or recreational
bathing, including an inground structure, aboveground structure,
hot tub, spa, portable spa, or non-portable wading pool.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.