{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1202.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.153","heading":"BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT: MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.","body":"(a) A municipality or other political subdivision may not require or enforce, as a prerequisite for granting or approving a building or construction permit or certificate of occupancy, an amendment to a code described by Section 1202.151.\n(b) On the petition of a local building official and after a hearing, the council may require a reasonable amendment to a building code group described by Section 1202.151(b)(1) or (2) that the council determines to be essential for public health and safety. The amendment shall be applied uniformly on a statewide basis.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HOUSING AND BUILDINGS","CHAPTER 1202. INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS","SUBCHAPTER D. REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING AND BUILDINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1202.htm#1202.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e8e7ff75bd92b7613ba8f710f1aa18763e2a86b7688715db3c11c9e5f12fcf56","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1202.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1202.1535"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}