TX HB23

Allows applicants for development documents (subdivision plans, site development plans, land development applications) to obtain third-party review from qualified engineers licensed in Texas who have designated competency in applicable engineering branches, rather than waiting for regulatory authority review

Permits landowners requiring development inspections to hire third-party inspectors, including International Code Council certified inspectors or licensed engineers with relevant competency, with results binding on the regulatory authority

Requires third-party reviewers and inspectors to maintain professional liability insurance with minimum coverage of $500,000 per occurrence and $1 million aggregate, naming both the regulatory authority and applicant as additional insureds

Regulatory authorities retain authority to conduct final certificate of occupancy inspections within 10 days of request and may rescind approvals if third-party reviews violated applicable laws, with authority to ban reviewers who commit five or more violations or make intentional misrepresentations

Preserves compliance requirements for Water Code Chapters 7 and 16, federal Clean Water Act stormwater permits (NPDES), and health and safety requirements under state and federal law