79R7794 MSE-D

By:  Nixon                                                        H.B. No. 2128



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to exempting sole proprietorships and certain firms that 
practice engineering from registration.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1001.405(a), Occupations Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  In this section, "business entity" includes a [sole 
proprietorship,] firm, partnership, corporation, or joint stock 
association that employs fewer than six engineers.
	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, 2005.