Tex. Occ. Code § 1958.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter applies only to the regulation of mold-related activities that affect indoor air quality, including a mold-related activity performed by a third party for compensation at a property owned or operated by a governmental entity.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) the following activities when not conducted for the purpose of mold assessment or mold remediation:
(A) routine cleaning;
(B) the diagnosis, repair, cleaning, or replacement of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, or air duct systems or appliances;
(C) commercial or residential real estate inspections; and
(D) the incidental discovery or emergency containment of potential mold contamination during the conduct or performance of services listed in this subsection;
(2) the repair, replacement, or cleaning of construction materials during the building phase of the construction of a structure;
(3) the standard performance of custodial activities for, preventive maintenance of, and the routine assessment of property owned or operated by a governmental entity;
(4) a pest control inspection conducted by a person regulated under Chapter 1951; or
(5) demolition of a structure after a fire or other disaster.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1255), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1958.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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