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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of certain provisions governing the sale and |
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use of certain refrigerants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1302.059, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1302.059. MOTOR VEHICLES. This chapter does not apply |
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to a person who engages in or employs a person who engages in air |
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conditioning services only on a motor vehicle or an MVAC-like |
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appliance as defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 82.152 [air conditioner]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 1302.453, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) knowingly engages in air conditioning and |
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refrigeration contracting without holding a license issued under |
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this chapter; or |
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(2) knowingly engages in air conditioning and |
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refrigeration maintenance work without holding a contractor |
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license or technician registration issued under this chapter[; or
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purchases a refrigerant or equipment containing a
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refrigerant in this state in violation of Section 1302.353,
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1302.355, or 1302.356]. |
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SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Subdivisions (13) and (16), Section 1302.002; |
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(2) Section 1302.051; |
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(3) Subsection (b), Section 1302.452; |
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(4) Subsection (b), Section 1302.453; and |
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(5) Subchapter H, Chapter 1302. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than May 1, 2014, the Texas Commission |
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of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement the changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 1302, |
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Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 5. The repeal by this Act of Subchapter H, Chapter |
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1302, Occupations Code, and the amendment of Section 1302.453, |
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Occupations Code, do not apply to an offense committed under those |
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laws before the effective date of this Act. An offense committed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by those laws as |
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they existed on the date the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 383 passed the House on |
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May 15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |