S.B. No. 1802
AN ACT
relating to administrative procedures in the architectural
barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 469.058(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission or executive director may impose an
administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations
Code, on a building owner for a violation of this chapter or a rule
adopted under this chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 469.106(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
the commission shall require complete compliance with the standards
and specifications adopted by the commission under this chapter
that apply specifically to a building or facility occupied by a
state agency involved in extending direct services to persons with
mobility impairments. Those standards and specifications also
apply to a building or facility occupied by the Health and Human
Services Commission [Texas Rehabilitation Commission].
SECTION 3. Section 469.058(c) and Section 469.059(c),
Government Code, are repealed.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect
the validity of a disciplinary action or other proceeding that was
initiated before September 1, 2023, and that is pending on
September 1, 2023. A disciplinary action that is pending on
September 1, 2023, is governed by the law in effect immediately
before September 1, 2023, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 5. 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. 1802 passed the Senate on
May 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1802 passed the House on
May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0,
one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor