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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and |
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registrations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.006, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (f) and (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read |
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as follows: |
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(f) A person whose license or registration has been expired |
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for not more than 90 [30] days [or less] may apply for renewal of the |
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license or registration by paying to the commission a renewal fee in |
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an amount prescribed by commission rule not to exceed 1-1/2 times |
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the normally required renewal fee. Notwithstanding Subsection (e), |
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a person who has applied for renewal of the license or registration |
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under this subsection may engage in activities that require a |
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license or registration after the expiration of the license or |
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registration until the license or registration is renewed or |
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denied. |
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(g) A person whose license or registration has been expired |
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for at least 90 days but not more than 180 days may apply for renewal |
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of the license or registration by paying to the commission a renewal |
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fee in an amount prescribed by commission rule not to exceed two |
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times the normally required renewal fee. |
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(h) A person whose license or registration has been expired |
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for at least 180 days [more than 30 days] may not renew the license |
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or registration. The person may obtain a new license or |
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registration by complying with the requirements and procedures, |
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including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original |
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license or registration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1237 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 9, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1237 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 98, Nays 35, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1237 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |