Bill Text: TX HB1874 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-15 - Filed [HB1874 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1874-Introduced.html

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89R6303 AND-D
By: Bell of Kaufman H.B. No. 1874

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to
perform.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.153(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A master electrician may:
(1) perform all electrical work and electrical design
work, including electrical work performed by a master sign
electrician;
(2) supervise an electrician;
(3) verify compliance with on-the-job training
requirements for issuance of a master electrician license, master
sign electrician license, journeyman electrician license, or
journeyman sign electrician license; and
(4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign
contractor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.