By: Smith (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston) H.B. No. 2464
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015;
May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
and Commerce; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transfer of a plumber's license on the retirement or
death of the plumber.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.359(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Section 1301.406, a [A] license,
endorsement, or registration issued under this chapter is not
assignable or transferable.
SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1301.406 to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.406. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. (a) On approval by the
board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this chapter
and whose license has been held continuously for at least 50
consecutive years may transfer the license on the date of the
person's retirement or death to another person who:
(1) is related within the second degree by
consanguinity to the transferor; and
(2) holds a license as a journeyman plumber or master
plumber under this chapter.
(b) The application for a license transfer under this
section must include the transferor's consent and a designation of
whether the license will transfer on the retirement or death of the
transferor.
(c) The board shall transfer a license to a person who
submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to the
board that:
(1) the person meets the requirements under
Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and
(2) the transferor is retired or dead.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
rules and prescribe forms necessary to implement the changes in law
made by Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Texas State
Board of Plumbing Examiners shall begin accepting applications for
the transfer of licenses under Section 1301.406, Occupations Code,
as added by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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