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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate certain |
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health professions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 117 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 117. PREEMPTION |
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Sec. 117.001. PREEMPTION OF HEALTH PROFESSION REGULATIONS |
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BY MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Occupational license" means a license, permit, |
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registration, certificate, or other authorization that a person |
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must obtain to engage in an occupation. |
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(2) "State licensing authority" means a state agency, |
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department, board, or commission or the executive or administrative |
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officer of a state agency, department, board, or commission that |
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issues an occupational license. |
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(b) Unless expressly authorized by law, if a person is |
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required to possess an occupational license issued by a state |
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licensing authority under this title to engage in an occupation, a |
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municipality may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule, or |
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regulation that regulates the practice of that occupation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |