Bill Text: TX SB968 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 968

Bill Title: Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25 [SB968 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB968-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 968




	AN ACT
	relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of
	podiatry.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 202.259, Occupations Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 202.259. RESIDENCY [~~TEMPORARY~~] LICENSE. (a) The
	commission by rule may adopt a procedure for the issuance of a
	residency [~~temporary~~] license to an applicant [~~other than an~~
	~~applicant for a provisional license under Section 202.260~~].
	(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish:
	(1) the criteria for issuance of a residency
	[~~temporary~~] license; and
	(2) a maximum period during which a residency
	[~~temporary~~] license is valid.
	SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Occupations Code
	are repealed:
	(1) Section 202.061; and
	(2) Section 202.260.
	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
	202.259, Occupations Code, does not affect the validity of a
	license issued under that section before the effective date of this
	Act. A license issued under that section before the effective date
	of this Act that is in effect on that date expires according to the
	term provided on the date of issuance, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.






	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the Senate on
	April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the House on
	May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 26, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor