By: Hughes S.B. No. 681
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 1001,
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H. ENGINEERING LICENSE OR REGISTRATION RENEWAL
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 1001.351, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.351. LICENSE OR REGISTRATION [ANNUAL] RENEWAL
[REQUIRED].
SECTION 3. Section 1001.351(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The board shall adopt rules providing for the [provide
for the annual] renewal of a license or registration issued under
this chapter. The rules must provide that a license or registration
issued under this chapter is valid for a term of not less than two
years.
SECTION 4. Section 1001.405(d), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The registration of a business entity issued under this
section is valid for the term provided by board rule adopted under
Section 1001.351 and [expires on the first anniversary of the date
the registration is issued. The registration] may be renewed by the
filing of an updated application under Subsection (c).
SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors shall adopt rules to implement Section 1001.351(a),
Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.