H.B. No. 3213
AN ACT
relating to the authority of veterinarians to form a professional
association.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2(A), Texas Professional Association Act
(Article 1528f, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read
as follows:
(A) Formation. Any one or more persons duly licensed to
practice a profession, including podiatry, dentistry, [or]
optometry, [or] therapeutic optometry, [or] chiropractic, or
veterinary medicine, under the laws of this state may, by complying
with this Act, form a professional association, as distinguished
from either a partnership or a corporation, by associating
themselves for the purpose of performing professional services and
dividing the gains therefrom as stated in articles of association
or bylaws.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3213 was passed by the House on May 2,
2003, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3213 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor