S.B. No. 1523
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the dismissal of a baseless or unfounded complaint
  filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 801.2052 to read as follows:
         Sec. 801.2052.  DISMISSAL OF BASELESS OR UNFOUNDED
  COMPLAINT. (a)  If, before the 180th day after the date the board's
  official investigation of a complaint is commenced, the board
  determines in accordance with rules adopted under this section that
  a complaint filed with the board is baseless or unfounded, the board
  shall:
               (1)  dismiss the complaint; and
               (2)  include a statement in the record of the complaint
  that the complaint was dismissed because the complaint was baseless
  or unfounded.
         (b)  The board shall adopt rules to implement this section
  and establish criteria for determining that a complaint is baseless
  or unfounded.
         SECTION 2.  Rules adopted under Section 801.2052,
  Occupations Code, as added by this Act, may not take effect until
  September 1, 2025.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1523 passed the Senate on
  April 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 4, 2023, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1523 passed the House, with
  amendment, on April 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147,
  Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor