| 1 | 1 | | 89R10592 RAL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: McQueeney H.B. No. 5043 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the issuance of a provisional license to certain |
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| 10 | 10 | | military service members, military veterans, and military spouses |
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| 11 | 11 | | to engage in a business or occupation in this state. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 55.004, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b-1) On receipt by a state agency of an application for a |
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| 16 | 16 | | license in accordance with this section, the agency shall promptly |
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| 17 | 17 | | issue a provisional license to the applicant while the agency |
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| 18 | 18 | | processes the application. A provisional license issued under this |
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| 19 | 19 | | subsection expires on the earlier of: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the date the agency approves or denies the |
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| 21 | 21 | | provisional license holder's application for the license; or |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) the 180th day after the date the provisional |
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| 23 | 23 | | license is issued. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. Section 55.0041, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 25 | 25 | | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b-1) On receipt by a state agency of the notice and |
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| 27 | 27 | | information required by Subsections (b)(1) and (2), the agency |
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| 28 | 28 | | shall promptly issue a provisional license to the military service |
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| 29 | 29 | | member or military spouse pending the issuance of a confirmation |
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| 30 | 30 | | under Subsection (b)(3). A provisional license issued under this |
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| 31 | 31 | | subsection expires on the earlier of: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) the date the agency issues or denies confirmation |
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| 33 | 33 | | under Subsection (b)(3); or |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) the 180th day after the date the provisional |
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| 35 | 35 | | license is issued. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, a state agency, |
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| 37 | 37 | | as defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, shall adopt rules |
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| 38 | 38 | | to implement Sections 55.004(b-1) and 55.0041(b-1), Occupations |
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| 39 | 39 | | Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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