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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of |
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laws regulating massage therapy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 455.351, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) A civil penalty recovered in an action by a district |
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or county attorney under this section shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the general fund of the county where the court is located |
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and used only for purposes of combatting human trafficking. A civil |
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penalty recovered in an action by a municipal attorney under this |
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section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the |
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municipality and used only for purposes of combatting human |
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trafficking. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |