H.B. No. 1562
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to massage student permits.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 455.161(a), Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall require a student enrolled in a
  massage school in this state to hold a permit stating the student's
  name and the name of the school and including a photograph of the
  student's face. The permit must be displayed in a reasonable manner
  at the school.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall
  adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this
  Act to Section 455.161, Occupations Code.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1562 was passed by the House on April
  24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 7, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1562 was passed by the Senate on May
  25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor