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| 1 | 1 | 89R9620 GP-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Phelan H.B. No. 4769 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by | |
| 10 | 10 | the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 51.207, Occupations Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as | |
| 14 | 14 | follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (c) The commission by rule may require an applicant or [,] | |
| 16 | 16 | license holder[, or other person who regularly receives | |
| 17 | 17 | correspondence from the department] to provide an e-mail address to | |
| 18 | 18 | the department [for purposes of receiving correspondence]. An | |
| 19 | 19 | e-mail address used under this subsection is confidential and is | |
| 20 | 20 | not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. | |
| 21 | 21 | (d) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule | |
| 22 | 22 | may provide that any correspondence sent or received by the | |
| 23 | 23 | department be delivered electronically, including any notice, | |
| 24 | 24 | order, or pleading required under Chapter 2001, Government Code, | |
| 25 | 25 | this chapter, or a law establishing a regulatory program | |
| 26 | 26 | administered by the department. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. Sections 51.310(c) and 51.354(c), Occupations | |
| 28 | 28 | Code, are repealed. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |