1-1 By: Saunders (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.B. No. 1862 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 1993; 1-3 May 18, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on State 1-4 Affairs; May 28, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: 1-5 Yeas 12, Nays 0; May 28, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Harris of Dallas x 1-9 Rosson x 1-10 Carriker x 1-11 Henderson x 1-12 Leedom x 1-13 Lucio x 1-14 Luna x 1-15 Nelson x 1-16 Patterson x 1-17 Shelley x 1-18 Sibley x 1-19 West x 1-20 Whitmire x 1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-22 AN ACT 1-23 relating to the renewal of certain business, occupational, and 1-24 professional licenses. 1-25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-26 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: 1-27 (1) "License" means any license, certificate, 1-28 registration, permit, or other form of authorization that must be 1-29 obtained by an individual to engage in a particular business, 1-30 occupation, or profession. 1-31 (2) "State agency" means any department, board, 1-32 bureau, commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency 1-33 of the state. 1-34 SECTION 2. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) Notwithstanding any 1-35 other provision of law, a state agency that issues a license shall 1-36 renew the license of an individual whose license has expired when 1-37 the individual has met renewal requirements and paid the required 1-38 renewal fee. An individual may not be required to pass an 1-39 examination to renew the license. 1-40 (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an 1-41 individual whose license has been: 1-42 (1) revoked or suspended by a state agency; or 1-43 (2) expired for more than two years. 1-44 (c) If an individual seeks to renew a license that has been 1-45 expired for more than two years, the state agency that issued the 1-46 license shall review the application of the individual and may 1-47 renew the license once the individual meets existing requirements 1-48 for renewal and pays all required fees. 1-49 SECTION 3. ADOPTION OF RULES. A state agency that is 1-50 subject to this Act shall adopt rules that comply with the 1-51 requirements of this Act for the renewal of a license issued by the 1-52 agency not later than November 1, 1993. 1-53 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) This Act takes effect 1-54 September 1, 1993. 1-55 (b) This Act applies only to the renewal of a license by a 1-56 state agency on or after November 1, 1993. 1-57 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 1-58 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-59 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-60 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-61 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-62 * * * * * 1-63 Austin, 1-64 Texas 1-65 May 28, 1993 1-66 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-67 President of the Senate 1-68 Sir: 2-1 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred H.B. 2-2 No. 1862, have had the same under consideration, and I am 2-3 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation 2-4 that it do pass and be printed. 2-5 Harris of 2-6 Dallas, Chairman 2-7 * * * * * 2-8 WITNESSES 2-9 FOR AGAINST ON 2-10 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-11 Name: Michael Duncan x 2-12 Representing: Tarrant Co Emergency Med Serv 2-13 City: Richland Hills 2-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-15 Name: Sean Hughes x 2-16 Representing: No. Richland Hills Fire Dept 2-17 City: North Richland Hills 2-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-19 Name: Ron Haussecker x 2-20 Representing: Washington County EMS 2-21 City: Brenham 2-22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-23 Name: Richard Brett Coshland x 2-24 Representing: Washington Co EMS 2-25 City: Brenham 2-26 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-27 Name: Darryl Quigley x 2-28 Representing: Texas Ambulance Assn 2-29 City: Dallas 2-30 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-31 Name: Mike Higgins x 2-32 Representing: Tx State Assn of Fire Fighter 2-33 City: Austin 2-34 -------------------------------------------------------------------