HB3214 - Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.

      H.B. No. 3214         AN ACT   relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1301.002(5), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (5)  "Master plumber" means a person licensed under   this chapter who:                      (A)  is skilled in the design, planning, and   superintending of plumbing and in the practical installation,   repair, and servicing of plumbing;                      (B)  has worked as a journeyman plumber:                            (i)  for at least two [ four ] years; or                            (ii)  for at least one year and has   successfully completed a training program approved by the United   States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship or another   nationally recognized apprentice training program accepted by the   board;                      (C)  performs or supervises plumbing work;                      (D)  has passed the required examination; and                      (E)  has fulfilled the other requirements of the   board.          SECTION 2.  As soon practicable after the effective date of   this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt   rules as necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act   to Chapter 1301, Occupations Code.          SECTION 3.  Section 1301.002, Occupations Code, as amended   by this Act, applies only to an application for a master plumber   license under Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, submitted on or after   the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued   in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3214 was passed by the House on May 2,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 120, Nays 2, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3214 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor