Amend CSHB 2950 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 301.301(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  A person may renew an unexpired license issued under this chapter on payment to the board of the required renewal fee before the expiration date of the license[, payment to the board of any costs assessed under Section 301.461,] and compliance with any other renewal requirements adopted by the board. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.

SECTION ____.  Section 301.461, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 301.461.  ASSESSMENT OF COSTS PROHIBITED. The board may not assess a person who is found to have violated this chapter the administrative costs of conducting a hearing to determine the violation.

(2)  On page 44, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:

(____)  Sections 301.301(b) and 301.461, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to the assessment of the administrative costs of conducting a hearing to determine a violation on or after the effective date of this Act. The assessment of the administrative costs of conducting a hearing to determine a violation before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the administrative costs were assessed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.