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'/~{K) ~Jj 14~~ - .Enrolled version - Bill Text ~ e e Page 1 of2 X e. : ~J .s S'- b'-OS S.B. No. 1458 AN ACT relating to the adoption of a uniform commercial building code for use in municipalities in the state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 214.211, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (4) and (5) to read as follows: (4) "International Buildinq Code" means the International Buildinq Code promulqated by the International Code Council. (5) "Commercial" means a buildinq for the use or occupation of people for: (A) a public purpose or economic qain; or (B) a residence if the buildinq is a multifamily residence that is not defined as residential by this section. SECTION 2. Section 214.213, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 214.213. EXCEPTIONS. (a) The International Residential Code and the International Buildinq Code do [~] not apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and related components. (b) A municipality is not required to review and consider adoption of amendments to the International Residential Code or the International Buildinq Code regarding electrical provisions. SECTION 3. Section 214.214, Local Government Code, is amended.by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [~] National Electrical Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the municipal [r9&iQgRti31J electrical construction code in this state and applies to all residential and commercial electrical construction applications. (c) The National Electrical Code applies to all commercial buildinqs in a municipality for which construction beqins on or after January 1, 2006, and to any alteration, remodelinq, enlarqement, or repair of those commercial buildinqs. SECTION 4. Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 214.216 to read as follows: S-ec. Z14.2'16. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. (a) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the International Buildinq Code, as it existed on May 1, 2003, is adopted as a municipal commercial building code in this state. (b) The International Buildinq Code applies to all commercial buildin s in a munici alit for which construction -I.- be ins on or after anuar 1 2006 and to an alteration remodelinq, enlarqement, or repair of those commercial buildinqs. Cc) A municipality may establish procedures: (1) to adopt local amendments to the International Buildinq Code; and (2) for the administration and enforcement of the http://www.capito1.state.tx.usltlo/79R/billtextlSB01458F.HTM 8/8/2005