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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of massage establishments in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 455, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 455.2021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 455.2021. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT HOURS OF OPERATION. |
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(a) This section applies only to massage establishments located in |
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a county with a population of 3.3 million or more. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a massage |
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establishment may provide services only between the hours of 7 a.m. |
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and 10 p.m. |
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(c) On application by a massage establishment, the |
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commissioners court of the county in which the massage |
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establishment is located may exempt the massage establishment from |
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the requirement of Subsection (b). |
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(d) The entrance doors to a massage establishment may not be |
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equipped with an electronic locking device that can be temporarily |
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disengaged from a remote location. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |