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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

Senate Bill 263

Senate Author:  Carona

Effective:  9-1-11

House Sponsor:  Kolkhorst


            Senate Bill 263 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas Medical Board to revoke the license of a physician placed on deferred adjudication for specified sexual offenses and to authorize a disciplinary panel appointed by the president of the board, under certain circumstances, to suspend or restrict the license of a person arrested for certain sexual offenses. The bill expands the list of felony convictions for which the board is prohibited from granting probation to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended because of such a felony conviction to include a felony conviction for certain sexual offenses.