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1		-	By: Smith (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston) H.B. No. 2464
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015;
3		-	May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
4		-	and Commerce; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9		-	COMMITTEE VOTE
10		-	YeaNayAbsentPNV
11		-	EltifeX
12		-	CreightonX
13		-	EllisX
14		-	HuffinesX
15		-	SchwertnerX
16		-	SeligerX
17		-	TaylorofGalvestonX
18		-	WatsonX
19		-	WhitmireX
20		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
21	4		AN ACT
22	5		relating to the transfer of a plumber's license on the retirement or
23	6		death of the plumber.
24	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
25	8		SECTION 1. Section 1301.359(b), Occupations Code, is
26	9		amended to read as follows:
27	10		(b) Except as provided by Section 1301.406, a [A] license,
28	11		endorsement, or registration issued under this chapter is not
29	12		assignable or transferable.
30	13		SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
31	14		amended by adding Section 1301.406 to read as follows:
32	15		Sec. 1301.406. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. (a) On approval by the
33	16		board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this chapter
34	17		and whose license has been held continuously for at least 50
35	18		consecutive years may transfer the license on the date of the
36	19		person's retirement or death to another person who:
37	20		(1) is related within the second degree by
38	21		consanguinity to the transferor; and
39	22		(2) holds a license as a journeyman plumber or master
40	23		plumber under this chapter.
41	24		(b) The application for a license transfer under this
42	25		section must include the transferor's consent and a designation of
43	26		whether the license will transfer on the retirement or death of the
44	27		transferor.
45	28		(c) The board shall transfer a license to a person who
46	29		submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to the
47	30		board that:
48	31		(1) the person meets the requirements under
49	32		Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and
50	33		(2) the transferor is retired or dead.
51	34		SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
52	35		of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
53	36		rules and prescribe forms necessary to implement the changes in law
54	37		made by Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
55	38		SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Texas State
56	39		Board of Plumbing Examiners shall begin accepting applications for
57	40		the transfer of licenses under Section 1301.406, Occupations Code,
58	41		as added by this Act.
59	42		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	43	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	44	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	45	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2464 was passed by the House on April
	46	+	23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not
	47	+	voting.
	48	+	______________________________
	49	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	50	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2464 was passed by the Senate on May
	51	+	27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	52	+	______________________________
	53	+	Secretary of the Senate
	54	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	55	+	Date
	56	+	_____________________
	57	+	Governor