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Amend HB 2833 (Senate committee printing) by adding 
appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill to read as follows and 
renumbering remaining SECTIONS:
	SECTION __.  The heading to Chapter 2005, Government Code, 
is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 2005.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE LICENSES 
AND PERMITS [PERMIT PROCESSING]
	SECTION __.  Sections 2005.001 through 2005.007, Government 
Code, are designated as Subchapter A, Chapter 2005, Government 
Code, and a subchapter heading is added to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A.  PERMIT PROCESSING
	SECTION __.  Chapter 2005, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter B to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION FOR FALSE 
STATEMENT, MISREPRESENTATION, OR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
	Sec. 2005.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                       
		(1)  "License" means a license, certificate, 
registration, permit, or other authorization:
			(A)  that is issued by a licensing authority;                         
			(B)  that is subject before expiration to 
suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by the issuing 
licensing authority; and
			(C)  that a person must obtain to:                                    
				(i)  practice or engage in a particular 
business, occupation, or profession; or
				(ii)  engage in any other regulated 
activity, including hunting, fishing, or other recreational 
activity for which a license or permit is required.
		(2)  "Licensing authority" means an agency of the 
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that 
issues a license.
	Sec. 2005.052.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION FOR FALSE 
STATEMENT, MISREPRESENTATION, OR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION.  (a)  A licensing authority may deny a person's 
application for a license or suspend or revoke a person's license if 
the licensing authority determines, after notice and hearing, that 
the person knowingly:
		(1)  made a false statement in connection with applying 
for or renewing the license;
		(2)  made a material misrepresentation to the licensing 
authority in connection with applying for or renewing the license;
		(3)  refused to provide information requested by the 
licensing authority; or
		(4)  failed to provide all of the person's criminal 
history information in response to the licensing authority's 
request for the information.
	(b)  A denial, suspension, or revocation by a licensing 
authority under this section is governed by the administrative 
procedures that apply to other disciplinary actions taken by the 
licensing authority.
	Sec. 2005.053.  CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.  A person who 
knowingly makes a false statement in connection with applying for 
or renewing a license may be subject to criminal prosecution under 
Section 37.10, Penal Code.
	SECTION __.  Section 2005.001, Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 2005.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter [chapter]:
		(1)  "Permit" means an authorization by a license, 
certificate, registration, or other form that is required by law or 
state agency rules to engage in a particular business.
		(2)  "State agency" means a department, board, bureau, 
commission, division, office, council, or other agency of the 
state.
	SECTION __.  Section 2005.002, Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 2005.002.  EXCEPTIONS.  This subchapter [chapter] does 
not apply to a permit:
		(1)  for which an agency's median time during the 
preceding calendar year for processing a permit application from 
receipt of the initial application to the final permit decision did 
not exceed seven days;
		(2)  issued in connection with any form of gaming or 
gambling; or           
		(3)  issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.                                
	SECTION __.  Section 2005.005, Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 2005.005.  DUTY OF HEAD OF AGENCY.  The head of each 
state agency shall ensure that the agency complies with this 
subchapter [chapter].
	SECTION __.  Subsection (a), Section 2005.006, Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A state agency subject to this subchapter [chapter] 
shall establish by rule a complaint procedure through which a 
permit applicant can:
		(1)  complain directly to the chief administrator of 
the agency if the agency exceeds the established period for 
processing permits; and
		(2)  request a timely resolution of any dispute arising 
from the delay.     
	SECTION __.  Subsection (b), Section 2005.007, Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The report must include:                                                  
		(1)  a statement of the periods the agency has adopted 
under this subchapter [chapter] for processing each type of permit 
it issues, specifying any changes the agency made since the last 
report;
		(2)  a statement of the minimum, maximum, and median 
times for processing each type of permit during the period since the 
last report from the date the agency receives the initial permit 
application to the final permit decision;
		(3)  a description of the complaint procedure required 
by Section 2005.006; 
		(4)  a summary of the number and disposition of 
complaints received by the agency under Section 2005.006 since the 
last report; and
		(5)  a description of specific actions taken by the 
agency since the last report to simplify and improve its permit 
application, processing, and paperwork requirements.
	SECTION 9.  Subchapter B, Chapter 2005, Government Code, as 
added by this Act, applies only to a statement, misrepresentation, 
or refusal made, in connection with applying for or renewing a 
license, on or after the effective date of this Act.