Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.153 · Subchapter D. REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS
BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT: MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A municipality or other political subdivision may not require or enforce, as a prerequisite for granting or approving a building or construction permit or certificate of occupancy, an amendment to a code described by Section 1202.151.
(b) On the petition of a local building official and after a hearing, the council may require a reasonable amendment to a building code group described by Section 1202.151(b)(1) or (2) that the council determines to be essential for public health and safety. The amendment shall be applied uniformly on a statewide basis.
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History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
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