H.B. No. 2627




AN ACT
relating to certain requirements for issuance of a barbershop permit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1601.303, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1601.303. ISSUANCE OF BARBERSHOP PERMIT. The board shall issue a barbershop permit to an applicant if: (1) the applicant is an owner of the shop [holds a Class A barber certificate; [(2) the applicant has practiced barbering for at least 12 months]; and (2) [(3)] the shop meets the minimum health standards for barbershops set by the board and complies with all other rules of the board. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for a barbershop permit filed under Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a permit filed before that date is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2627 was passed by the House on May 9, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2627 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor