88R29233 SHH-D     By: Zaffirini, et al. S.B. No. 2250     (Lambert)     Substitute the following for S.B. No. 2250:  No.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the execution of a certificate of completion and to   imposing certain requirements under a retail installment contract   for the purchase of solar panels.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 345, Finance Code, is   amended by adding Section 345.0811 to read as follows:          Sec. 345.0811.  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR SOLAR PANEL   RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT; CONSEQUENCE OF CERTAIN FAILED   BUILDING CODE INSPECTIONS. (a) A retail buyer who is required by a   retail seller of solar panels to execute a certificate of   completion is entitled to deferment of installment under Section   345.069 if:                (1)  a solar panel installation purchased under a   retail installment contract fails a building code inspection   resulting from the installation of the solar panels not later than   the first anniversary of the execution of the certificate of   completion covering the installation; and                (2)  the retail buyer notifies the retail seller of the   failed building code inspection not later than the 30th day after   the date of the inspection.          (b)  A retail buyer is entitled to a deferment of installment   under Subsection (a) for the period:                (1)  beginning on the date the retail buyer notifies   the retail seller of the failed building code inspection under   Subsection (a)(2); and                (2)  ending on the date the retail seller corrects the   work cited by the failed inspection.          (c)  If a retail seller of solar panels does not correct the   work cited by the failed building code inspection before the 91st   day after the date the retail seller receives the notice under   Subsection (a)(2):                (1)  the certificate of completion is void;                (2)  the retail seller shall exercise reasonable care   to remove the solar panel installation and correct any incidental   damage to the real property resulting from the installation and   removal; and                (3)  the retail buyer is entitled to rescind the retail   installment contract and receive a refund of all payments under or   in contemplation of the contract.          SECTION 2.  Section 345.0811, Finance Code, as added by this   Act, applies only to a retail installment contract entered into on   or after the effective date of this Act. A retail installment   contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was entered   into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.