S.B. No. 1645
AN ACT
relating to the hearings officer of the Texas Department of
Banking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.202(b), Finance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The Texas Department of Banking may employ a hearings
officer to serve the finance agencies as determined by interagency
agreement. For the purposes of Section 2003.021, Government Code,
a hearings officer employed under this section may be retained
under contract to provide services on a part-time basis and is
considered to be an employee of each agency for which hearing
services are provided. The hearings officer's only duty under the
hearings officer's contract is to preside over matters related to
contested cases before a finance agency.
SECTION 2. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1645 passed the Senate on
April 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1645 passed the House on
May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 8, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor