{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.153","heading":"MASTER ELECTRICIAN.","body":"(a) An applicant for a license as a master electrician must:\n(1) have at least 12,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician;\n(2) have held a journeyman electrician license for at least two years; and\n(3) pass a master electrician examination administered under this chapter.\n(b) A master electrician may:\n(1) perform all electrical work, including electrical work performed by a master sign electrician;\n(2) supervise an electrician;\n(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\n(4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign contractor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1062, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1317), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1305. ELECTRICIANS","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1305.htm#1305.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1f5cce835d0f5a8446344a327526e69500d46d38760f592a4e4e9086a2e6c7f2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}