Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4765 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R10113 DNC-F
2	2	By: Phelan H.B. No. 4765
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code
10	10	enforcement officers in training.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 1952.001, Occupations Code, is amended
13	13	by amending Subdivisions (2) and (2-a) and adding Subdivision (2-b)
14	14	to read as follows:
15	15	(2) "Code enforcement officer" means an individual
16	16	who:
17	17	(A) works for [agent of] this state or a
18	18	political subdivision of this state; and
19	19	(B) [who] engages in code enforcement.
20	20	(2-a) "Code enforcement officer in training" means an
21	21	individual who:
22	22	(A) works for this state or a political
23	23	subdivision of this state; and
24	24	(B) engages in code enforcement under the
25	25	supervision of a code enforcement officer registered under this
26	26	chapter.
27	27	(2-b) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of
28	28	Licensing and Regulation.
29	29	SECTION 2. Section 1952.002, Occupations Code, is amended
30	30	to read as follows:
31	31	Sec. 1952.002. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. An individual
32	32	[A person] is not required to be registered under this chapter if
33	33	the individual [person]:
34	34	(1) is required to be licensed or registered under
35	35	another law of this state; and
36	36	(2) engages in code enforcement under that license or
37	37	registration.
38	38	SECTION 3. Section 1952.003, Occupations Code, is amended
39	39	to read as follows:
40	40	Sec. 1952.003. EMPLOYMENT OF REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL
41	41	[PERSON] NOT REQUIRED. This state or a political subdivision of
42	42	this state may engage in code enforcement without employing an
43	43	individual [a person] registered under this chapter, if the
44	44	individual who is engaging in code enforcement for the state or
45	45	political subdivision is exempt from registration under Section
46	46	1952.002.
47	47	SECTION 4. Section 1952.101, Occupations Code, is amended
48	48	to read as follows:
49	49	Sec. 1952.101. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Except as permitted
50	50	by Section 1952.002, an individual [a person] may not claim to be a
51	51	code enforcement officer or use the title "code enforcement
52	52	officer" unless the individual [person] holds a valid certificate
53	53	of registration under this chapter.
54	54	SECTION 5. Section 1952.102, Occupations Code, is amended
55	55	to read as follows:
56	56	Sec. 1952.102. ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER AS CODE ENFORCEMENT
57	57	OFFICER. To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration as
58	58	a code enforcement officer, an individual [a person] must:
59	59	(1) submit an application in the manner and on the form
60	60	prescribed by the executive director;
61	61	(2) have at least one year of full-time experience in
62	62	the field of code enforcement;
63	63	(3) pass the examination required by the department;
64	64	(4) pay the application fee[, examination, and
65	65	registration fees]; and
66	66	(5) meet any other requirements prescribed by this
67	67	chapter or by commission rule.
68	68	SECTION 6. Section 1952.103(c), Occupations Code, is
69	69	amended to read as follows:
70	70	(c) A code enforcement officer in training may engage in
71	71	code enforcement under the supervision of a [registered] code
72	72	enforcement officer registered under this chapter.
73	73	SECTION 7. Section 1952.104, Occupations Code, is amended
74	74	to read as follows:
75	75	Sec. 1952.104. RECIPROCAL REGISTRATION. On proper
76	76	application, the department shall issue a certificate of
77	77	registration to a license holder or registrant of another state
78	78	that has requirements for the licensing or registration of a code
79	79	enforcement officer that are at least substantially equivalent to
80	80	those of this state.
81	81	SECTION 8. Section 1952.105(a), Occupations Code, is
82	82	amended to read as follows:
83	83	(a) A certificate of registration issued under this chapter
84	84	expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance and may be
85	85	renewed biennially on proper application, payment of the required
86	86	renewal fee, and [on] completion of the continuing education
87	87	requirements prescribed by commission rule.
88	88	SECTION 9. Section 1952.151(a), Occupations Code, is
89	89	amended to read as follows:
90	90	(a) The commission or executive director may deny an
91	91	individual's [a person's] application for a certificate of
92	92	registration if the individual's [person's] certificate or license
93	93	to engage in code enforcement or a related profession has been
94	94	revoked by another licensing entity in this state or another state
95	95	for:
96	96	(1) unprofessional conduct;
97	97	(2) fraud, deceit, or negligence; or
98	98	(3) misconduct in the practice of code enforcement or
99	99	a related profession.
100	100	SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.