Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1302 — formally the "Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law" — is the statute that creates and governs the ACR licensing program TDLR administers. It sits in Title 8 of the Occupations Code (Regulation of Environmental and Industrial Trades).
The chapter's structure maps directly to the rules ACR professionals live under:
- Subchapter F establishes contractor licensing — including the Class A and Class B license classes and their qualifications
- Subchapter G governs municipal licensing and regulation — including §1302.304, which since September 1, 2021 prohibits cities from charging registration fees to TDLR-licensed contractors
- Subchapter J covers ACR technicians — the registered and certified designations
- Subchapters H and I set out disciplinary action, penalties, and enforcement
The statute's detailed implementation lives in the administrative rules: Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 75, which sets CE requirements, fees, enforcement procedures, and technical standards — including the 8-hour annual CE requirement for contractors and the mandatory 1-hour Texas law-and-rules module.
What it means for your renewal
Chapter 1302 and 16 TAC Chapter 75 are not just background law — together they are the subject of the mandatory 1 hour within your 8 annual CE hours. Any full 8-hour renewal package must include that law-and-rules module — ours includes it in the $22.95 package, with no final exam.
Authority: Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1302