By: Moody H.B. No. 4558
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for licensure by
the Texas Board of Nursing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 52.0231, Occupations Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Subsection (c) does not apply if the person is an
applicant for or the holder of a license that authorizes the person
to provide:
(1) law enforcement or public health, education, or
safety services, except for services provided by a person licensed
by the Texas Board of Nursing; or
(2) financial services in an industry regulated by a
person listed in Section 411.0765(b)(18), Government Code.
SECTION 2. Section 52.0211, Occupations Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) to read as follows:
(a) This section does not apply to an applicant for a
license that would allow the applicant to provide:
(1) law enforcement services;
(2) public health, education, or safety services,
except for services provided by a person licensed by the Texas Board
of Nursing; or
(3) financial services in an industry regulated by the
securities commissioner, the banking commissioner, the savings and
mortgage lending commissioner, the consumer credit commissioner,
or the credit union commissioner.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
license issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.