86R5019 JCG-D
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1705
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to abolishing the regulation of the practices of barbering
and cosmetology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 9, Occupations Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. (a) A license, certificate, or permit issued
under Chapter 1601, 1602, or 1603, Occupations Code, in effect on
the effective date of this Act expires on that date.
(b) A proceeding under Title 9, Occupations Code, including
a complaint investigation, disciplinary action, and administrative
penalty proceeding, pending on the effective date of this Act is
terminated on that date.
(c) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall
return to a person who holds a valid license, certificate, or permit
under Title 9, Occupations Code, as that title existed immediately
before the effective date of this Act, a prorated portion of the fee
paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of the license,
certificate, or permit.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.