| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1850 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the presiding officer of the State Board of Veterinary |
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| 6 | 6 | | Medical Examiners. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 801.055(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 9 | 9 | | to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a) The governor shall designate a veterinarian member of |
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| 11 | 11 | | the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that |
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| 12 | 12 | | capacity at the pleasure of the governor. |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 14 | 14 | | to the appointment of the presiding officer of the State Board of |
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| 15 | 15 | | Veterinary Medical Examiners on or after the effective date of this |
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| 16 | 16 | | Act. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 18 | 18 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 19 | 19 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 20 | 20 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1850 passed the Senate on |
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| 21 | 21 | | May 4, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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| 22 | 22 | | ______________________________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 24 | 24 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1850 passed the House on |
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| 25 | 25 | | May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 7, two |
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| 26 | 26 | | present not voting. |
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| 27 | 27 | | ______________________________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 29 | 29 | | Approved: |
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| 30 | 30 | | ______________________________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | Date |
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| 32 | 32 | | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | Governor |
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