HB5369 - Relating to the amount of an expenditure that is exempt from the provisions of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.

      By: Cortez H.B. No. 5369       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the amount of an expenditure that is exempt from the   provisions of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1001.053, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1001.053.  PUBLIC WORKS. The following work is exempt   from this chapter:                (1)  a public work that involves electrical or   mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the   completed project is $8,000 or less;                (2)  a public work that does not involve electrical or   mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the   completed project is $100,000 [ $20,000 ] or less; or                (3)  road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the   commissioners court of a county.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a public work project initiated on or after the effective date of   this Act. A public work project initiated before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before   the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.