83R3178 MAW-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 798
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities
regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a
Class C misdemeanor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.021(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A licensing authority may suspend or revoke a license,
disqualify a person from receiving a license, or deny to a person
the opportunity to take a licensing examination on the grounds that
the person has been convicted of an offense, other than an offense
punishable as a Class C misdemeanor, that:
(1) [an offense that] directly relates to the duties
and responsibilities of the licensed occupation;
(2) [an offense that] does not directly relate to the
duties and responsibilities of the licensed occupation and that was
committed less than five years before the date the person applies
for the license;
(3) is [an offense] listed in Section 3g, Article
42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(4) is a sexually violent offense, as defined by
Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an
application for, or a disciplinary proceeding regarding, a license
or other authorization that is pending with a licensing authority
on the effective date of this Act or an application filed or a
disciplinary proceeding commenced on or after that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.