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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of a plumber's license on the retirement or |
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death of the plumber. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.359(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 1301.406, a [A] license, |
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endorsement, or registration issued under this chapter is not |
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assignable or transferable. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1301.406 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.406. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. (a) On approval by the |
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board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this chapter |
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and whose license has been held continuously for at least 50 |
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consecutive years may transfer the license on the date of the |
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person's retirement or death to another person who: |
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(1) is related within the second degree by |
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consanguinity to the transferor; and |
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(2) holds a license as a journeyman plumber or master |
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plumber under this chapter. |
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(b) The application for a license transfer under this |
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section must include the transferor's consent and a designation of |
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whether the license will transfer on the retirement or death of the |
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transferor. |
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(c) The board shall transfer a license to a person who |
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submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to the |
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board that: |
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(1) the person meets the requirements under |
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Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and |
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(2) the transferor is retired or dead. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt |
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rules and prescribe forms necessary to implement the changes in law |
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made by Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Texas State |
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Board of Plumbing Examiners shall begin accepting applications for |
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the transfer of licenses under Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2464 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2464 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |