{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.1605","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.1605","heading":"JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN.","body":"(a) An applicant for a license as a journeyman lineman must:\n(1) have at least:\n(A) 7,000 hours of training in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor; or\n(B) 3-1/2 years of experience as a journeyman lineman for an electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or electrical contractor in this state; and\n(2) pass a journeyman lineman examination administered under this chapter.\n(b) A journeyman lineman license is not required for:\n(1) a person performing work exempt under Section 1305.003(a)(5); or\n(2) a person who:\n(A) is performing journeyman lineman work;\n(B) possesses a journeyman electrician license; and\n(C) is employed by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 796), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.","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#1305.1605","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"034446558e6d7760c36ee4f58420bda4cf7a79d63d268cde55eb89646a647029","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.1601","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1305.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}