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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting a licensing authority from taking |
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disciplinary action against certain license holders for violating |
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an emergency management plan or a rule, order, or ordinance issued |
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under the plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.1731 to reads as follows: |
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Sec. 418.1731. ACTION AGAINST LICENSE HOLDER PROHIBITED. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "License" means a license, registration, |
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certificate, permit, or other authorization issued by a licensing |
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authority that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a |
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particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, |
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commission, board, office, or other agency of the state that issues |
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a license. |
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(b) A licensing authority may not revoke, suspend, or refuse |
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to renew a license, reprimand a license holder, impose an |
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administrative penalty on a license holder, or take any other |
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disciplinary action against a license holder based on the license |
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holder's failure to comply with a state, local, or |
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interjurisdictional emergency management plan or with a rule, |
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order, or ordinance adopted under the plan. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |