The department hold has been removed for those manufacturers whose compliance control manuals were certified under the previous code cycle and are in good standing with the department in all other respects, and the audits currently in progress have ceased.
All certified manufacturers must provide the department with all documents in the manufacturer’s design package, including a compliance control manual, that have been reviewed and approved by their DRA to the new code editions.
After February 1, 2026, Manufacturers who have not submitted updated documents, including a complete and accurate compliance manual, will once again have a hold placed on their ability to purchase certification labels and manufacture industrialized units for installation in Texas.
On June 17, 2024 a notice was posted on the IHB website and an informative email was sent stating that effective July 1, 2024, all IHB certified manufacturers must comply with the newly adopted codes. The notification also stated that:
Manufacturers who are already certified for Texas will be required to have all documents in the manufacturer’s design package, including their compliance control manual, reviewed and approved to the new code editions with an approval date on or after July 1, 2024… (emphasis added)
Code references in the design package must be to the new code editions. Calculations must reference the new code editions and demonstrate compliance with the new code editions. A design package is defined as the aggregate of all plans, designs, specifications, and documentation required by the rules to be submitted by the manufacturer to the design review agency for compliance review, including the compliance control manual and the on-site construction documentation.
In consideration of the certified manufacturers who were otherwise in good standing with the department but unaware that a hold would be placed on their ability to construct modular units for Texas and order certification labels for those units, and that their late submittal of required documents would trigger an audit of the submittal, the department is allowing certified manufacturers who have not yet provided the department with a DRA approved manual under the new code cycle, and certified manufacturers who have submitted a DRA approved manual that is currently being audited, until February 1, 2026 to submit a code compliant DRA approved compliance manual to the department.