86R4282 TSR-D
By: Goldman H.B. No. 1894
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the imposition of an administrative penalty and the
repeal of the criminal penalty for a violation of the interior
designers licensing law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1051.451, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1051.451. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a)
Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board may impose an
administrative penalty on a person who engages in conduct for which
the person is subject to disciplinary action under this subtitle,
regardless of whether the person holds a certificate of
registration issued under this subtitle.
(b) The board may not impose an administrative penalty under
this subtitle on a person for conduct related to the practice of
interior design unless the person holds a certificate of
registration as an interior designer.
SECTION 2. Section 1053.251(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) On a determination that a ground for disciplinary action
exists under Section 1053.252, the board shall:
(1) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a
certification of registration;
(2) reprimand a certificate holder; or
(3) impose an administrative penalty on a certificate
holder [person] under Subchapter I, Chapter 1051.
SECTION 3. Subchapter H, Chapter 1053, Occupations Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 4. Sections 1051.451 and 1053.251(a), Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to the imposition of an
administrative penalty for a violation that occurs on or after the
effective date of this Act. The imposition of an administrative
penalty for a violation that occurs before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation
occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 5. The repeal by this Act of Subchapter H, Chapter
1053, Occupations Code, does not apply to an offense committed
under that subchapter before the effective date of the repeal. An
offense committed before the effective date of the repeal is
governed by the law as it existed on the date the offense was
committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed
before the effective date of the repeal if any element of the
offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.