Bill Text: TX HB2852 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the consideration of a criminal conviction to determine an applicant's eligibility for certain barbering certificates and licenses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB2852 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2852-Introduced.html

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86R4441 KKR-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 2852

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the consideration of a criminal conviction to determine
an applicant's eligibility for certain barbering certificates and
licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.002, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 53.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does
not apply to:
(1) the Supreme Court of Texas, a person licensed
under the court's authority on behalf of the judicial department of
government, or an applicant for a license issued under the court's
authority on behalf of the judicial department of government;
(2) a person licensed or an applicant for a license
under Chapter 1701;
(3) an applicant for certification as emergency
medical services personnel under Chapter 773, Health and Safety
Code; [or]
(4) a person who:
(A) is licensed by the Texas Medical Board, the
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners,
or the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; and
(B) has been convicted of a felony under Chapter
481 or 483 or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code; or
(5) an applicant for a Class A barber certificate or a
barber technician license under Chapter 1601.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a certificate or license submitted on or after
the effective date of this Act. An application for a certificate or
license submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.