Bill Text: TX HB3634 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the adoption of county and municipal building codes for the insulation and protection of piping in new residential construction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-22 - Referred to Land & Resource Management [HB3634 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3634-Introduced.html
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| By: Thierry | H.B. No. 3634 | |
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| relating to the adoption of county and municipal building codes for | ||
| the insulation and protection of piping in new residential | ||
| construction. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 250.011 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 250.011. RESIDENTIAL PIPE INSULATION. (a) In | ||
| accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, a municipality shall | ||
| adopt the building code regulations described by this section. | ||
| (b) A county to which Subchapter F, Chapter 233, applies | ||
| shall in accordance with that subchapter adopt the building code | ||
| regulations described by this section. | ||
| (c) A building code regulation adopted under this section | ||
| must: | ||
| (1) apply to new residential construction beginning on | ||
| or after January 1, 2022; and | ||
| (2) require a pipe to be: | ||
| (A) insulated to an R-value of not less than 3 if | ||
| the pipe is: | ||
| (i) associated with a mechanical system; | ||
| and | ||
| (ii) designed to carry a fluid at a | ||
| temperature of not less than 55 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than | ||
| 105 degrees Fahrenheit; and | ||
| (B) protected from sunlight, moisture, and wind | ||
| with appropriate shielding materials not including adhesive tape if | ||
| the pipe is: | ||
| (i) described by Paragraph (A); and | ||
| (ii) exposed to outside weather conditions. | ||
| (d) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (c), | ||
| the regulations must require a pipe associated with service hot | ||
| water to be insulated to an R-value of not less than 3 if the pipe: | ||
| (1) is three-fourths inch or greater in diameter; or | ||
| (2) leads to a kitchen outlet, a distribution | ||
| manifold, or multiple dwelling units. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, a municipality or | ||
| county to which this Act applies shall take the necessary actions to | ||
| implement Section 250.011, Local Government Code, as added by this | ||
| Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
