Bill Text: TX HB91 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements and an applicant's criminal history.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB91 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB91-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements and an applicant's criminal history.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB91 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB91-Introduced.html
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By: White | H.B. No. 91 |
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relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements related | ||
to an applicant's criminal history. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
(1) "License" means a license, certificate, | ||
registration, permit, or other authorization that: | ||
(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and | ||
(B) an individual must obtain to practice or | ||
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. | ||
(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, | ||
commission, board, or other agency of the state that issues a | ||
license. | ||
SECTION 2. REVIEW REGARDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | ||
RELATED TO CRIMINAL HISTORY. Each licensing authority shall, for | ||
each license issued by the authority that has an eligibility | ||
requirement related to an applicant's criminal history, review the | ||
requirement and make a recommendation regarding whether the | ||
requirement should be retained, modified, or repealed. | ||
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, each | ||
licensing authority shall submit a report on the results of the | ||
authority's review to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the | ||
house of representatives, and each member of the legislature and | ||
include the authority's recommendations. | ||
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2019. | ||
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |