H.B. No. 1657
AN ACT
relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain
interior designers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1051.351(c-1), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who holds a
certificate of registration issued under Chapter 1053 without
examination may not renew the certificate on or after September 1,
2027 [2017], unless, before September 1, 2027 [2017], the person
has passed the registration examination adopted by the board under
Section 1053.154 and in effect on January 1, 2014. This subsection
expires January 1, 2029 [2019].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1657 was passed by the House on April
20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1657 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor