89R5477 JCG-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1562
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to massage student permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 455.161(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The department shall require a student enrolled in a
massage school in this state to hold a permit stating the student's
name and the name of the school and including a photograph of the
student's face. The permit must be displayed in a reasonable manner
at the school.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall
adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this
Act to Section 455.161, Occupations Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.