{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.260","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.260","heading":"ISSUANCE AND TERM OF LICENSE.","body":"(a) The department shall issue an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license to an applicant who:\n(1) submits a verified application;\n(2) passes the applicable examination;\n(3) meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter;\n(4) pays the required fees; and\n(5) provides evidence of insurance coverage required by rule in accordance with this chapter.\n(b) A license issued under this chapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.035, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.330, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 15, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1302. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS","SUBCHAPTER F. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1302.htm#1302.260","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3dbd88f4309601bb208b548ce581560417e10d8ec87eee2f82b8f3aa5752aa13","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.257","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}