85R6597 MAW-D By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 1141 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the licensing and regulation of bail bond sureties in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1704.002, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1704.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this [This] chapter applies only in a county with a population of: (1) 110,000 or more; or (2) less than 110,000 in which a board is created. (b) This chapter does not apply in a county with a population of 700,000 or more but less than 780,000. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.