Tex. Local Government Code § 214.214
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Local Government Code § 214.214, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690708
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:690708@1- SHA-256
d259fb46ec263972204c2b3eb765da4a5612599fe6cd10f90a436b308765008a
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the National Electrical Code, as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the municipal electrical construction code in this state and applies to all residential and commercial electrical construction applications.
(b) A municipality may establish procedures:
(1) to adopt local amendments to the National Electrical Code; and
(2) for the administration and enforcement of the National Electrical Code.
(c) The National Electrical Code applies to all commercial buildings in a municipality for which construction begins on or after January 1, 2006, and to any alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of those commercial buildings.
(d) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an amendment to the National Electrical Code that would regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.
(e) Subsection (d) does not limit the authority of a municipally owned utility, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system within the utility's service area.