Bill Text: TX HB2214 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation concerning license applicants who are military service members, military veterans, or military spouses.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB2214 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2214-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 2214 |
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relating to a report by the Texas Department of Licensing and | ||
Regulation concerning license applicants who are military service | ||
members, military veterans, or military spouses. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 51.40135 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 51.40135. REPORT CONCERNING LICENSE APPLICANTS WHO ARE | ||
MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, OR MILITARY SPOUSES. | ||
(a) In this section, "military service member," "military | ||
veteran," and "military spouse" have the meanings assigned by | ||
Section 55.001. | ||
(b) The department shall review each type of license issued | ||
by the department to an individual to identify the types for which a | ||
significant number of military service members, military veterans, | ||
or military spouses submit applications. | ||
(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the department shall | ||
submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the | ||
house of representatives, and each legislative standing committee | ||
with primary jurisdiction over the department a report on the | ||
results of the review and any recommendations related to the | ||
efficient issuance of licenses to qualified military service | ||
members, military veterans, and military spouses. | ||
(d) The department shall make the report available on the | ||
department's Internet website. | ||
(e) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 2214 was passed by the House on April | ||
26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 2214 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |