HB1888 - Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.

  89R3881 EAS-F     By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1888       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection   requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and   autoclaves.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 755.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  This chapter does not apply to:                (1)  boilers owned or operated by the federal   government;                (2)  pressure vessels or process steam generators,   other than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam   generators;                (3)  manually fired miniature boilers that:                      (A)  are constructed or maintained for   locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby   for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and   not for commercial use;                      (B)  have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less   or a grate area of two square feet or less; and                      (C)  are equipped with a safety valve of adequate   size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge;                (4)  boilers that are designed for operation only at   atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent   means to prevent the buildup of pressure;                (5)  steam cookers; [ or ]                (6)  espresso machines ;                 (7)     boilers that are a component of a medical device   regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are   of a size that does not exceed:                       (A)  an inside shell diameter of 16 inches;                       (B)     20 square feet of heating surface, unless the   boiler is electric;                       (C)     five cubic feet of gross volume, excluding   the casing and insulation; and                       (D)     an allowable working pressure of 100 pounds   per square inch gauge; or                 (8)  unfired pressure vessels in an autoclave .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.