Bill Text: TX HB2429 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to availability of certain information regarding energy use and efficiency of certain residential property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HB2429 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2429-Introduced.html
82R10650 NC-D | ||
By: Strama | H.B. No. 2429 |
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relating to availability of certain information regarding energy | ||
use and efficiency of certain residential property. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subchapter R to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER R. MULTIPLE-LISTING SERVICES | ||
Sec. 1101.851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
(1) "Energy Star rating" is the Energy Star rating | ||
under the energy performance rating system for products, homes, and | ||
buildings developed by the United States Environmental Protection | ||
Agency and the United States Department of Energy. | ||
(2) "Home energy rating" means the energy rating of a | ||
home under a home energy rating system developed under Chapter 388, | ||
Health and Safety Code. | ||
(3) "ICC 700 rating" is the residential green building | ||
rating under the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard developed | ||
by the National Association of Home Builders and the International | ||
Code Council. | ||
(4) "LEED rating or certification" means the green | ||
building rating or certification under the Leadership in Energy and | ||
Environmental Design green building rating and certification | ||
system developed by the United States Green Building Council. | ||
(5) "Multiple-listing service" means a database owned | ||
or operated by a person or group of persons licensed under this | ||
chapter that allows license holders representing sellers to share | ||
information regarding properties that are for sale with other | ||
license holders. | ||
(6) "Residential real property" means property that | ||
has a single-family or multifamily dwelling. | ||
Sec. 1101.852. ENERGY EFFICIENCY INFORMATION. A | ||
multiple-listing service that lists for sale residential or | ||
commercial real property must include a field for providing | ||
information related to energy use or efficiency of a residence or | ||
building on the property. | ||
Sec. 1101.853. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ENERGY | ||
EFFICIENCY INFORMATION. On request of a seller of residential or | ||
commercial real property, a license holder shall include in the | ||
multiple-listing service listing of the property information | ||
related to the energy use or efficiency of a residence or building | ||
on the property, including the residence's or building's: | ||
(1) Energy Star rating; | ||
(2) home energy rating; | ||
(3) ICC 700 rating; or | ||
(4) LEED rating or certification. | ||
SECTION 2. A multiple-listing service is not required to | ||
comply with Subchapter R, Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, as added | ||
by this Act, before January 1, 2012. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |