Occupations Code § 1806.005

Sec. 1806.005. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) except as provided by Subsection (b), a written agreement: (A) entered into in this state for the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system; and (B) pertaining to a residential property located outside this state; or (2) a solar energy system: (A) intended: (i) for temporary or emergency use; or (ii) to provide power to a single appliance; (B) that: (i) if combined with other systems that produce electricity, produces in combination with the other systems a total peak output power of less than one kilowatt; or (ii) if not combined with other systems that produce electricity, is designed to produce a peak output power of less than one kilowatt; or (C) sold or leased: (i) for commercial purposes, including a solar energy system installed on the premises of a nonresidential property; (ii) to provide power to a multifamily dwelling that exceeds four dwelling units or stories; (iii) before September 1, 2025; or (iv) in connection with new residential construction. (b) This chapter applies to any residential solar retail occurring in this state in connection with an agreement described by Subsection (a)(1). Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (S.B. 1036), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.