Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. Line and page numbers may not match official copy. By Farrar H.B. No. 3535 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the renewal of a license for air-conditioning 1-3 contractors. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 75.24 of the Texas Administrative Code is 1-6 amended to as follows: 1-7 Sec. 75.24. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS-RENEWAL. (a) The 1-8 department shall send a renewal notice/application to each license 1-9 holder approximately sixty days prior to the expiration date. A 1-10 license holder is responsible for the timely filing of the renewal 1-11 application. 1-12 (b) The signed renewal application must include any changes 1-13 of addresses or business affiliation. It must be accompanied by 1-14 the renewal fee, any application late fees, and evidence of the 1-15 insurance requirements if current insurance will expire less than 1-16 30 days after renewal. The renewal application and fee should be 1-17 received by the Department at least 30 days before the expiration 1-18 date so that the renewal can be processed and returned to the 1-19 license holder before expiration. Each license shall be renewed 1-20 for a three year period. 1-21 (1) A license holder may be eligible for renewal 1-22 within 5 years of expiration upon showing of good cause. 1-23 (c) A contractor whose license is not renewed by the 1-24 expiration date is considered unlicensed and may not do any work 2-1 for which a license is required under this Act. 2-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.