85R10572 JCG-F     By: Campbell S.B. No. 1797       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to regulation of electricians by local governments.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1305.201, Occupations Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as   follows:          (a)  This chapter does not prohibit a municipality or region   from regulating electricians or residential appliance installers   by:                (1)  enacting an ordinance requiring inspections;                (2)  offering examinations;                (3)  issuing municipal or regional licenses; or                (4)  collecting permit fees for municipal or regional   licenses and examinations from [electricians and] appliance   installers for work performed in the municipality or region.          (f)  A municipality or region may not collect a permit fee,   registration fee, administrative fee, or any other fee from an   electrician who holds a license issued under this chapter for work   performed in the municipality or region.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.