By: Isaac H.B. No. 5215
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic
without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.605, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 201.605. CRIMINAL PENALTY: PRACTICE WITHOUT LICENSE.
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section
201.301.
(b) An [Except as provided by Subsection (c), an] offense
under this section is a felony of the third degree [Class A
misdemeanor].
(c) [If it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
defendant has been previously convicted under Subsection (a), the
offense is a felony of the third degree.]
[(d)] Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this
Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.