H.B. No. 2286
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain
  interior designers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1051.351(c-1), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who holds a
  certificate of registration issued under Chapter 1053 without
  examination may not renew the certificate on or after September 1,
  2037 [2027], unless, before September 1, 2037 [2027], the person
  has passed the registration examination adopted by the board under
  Section 1053.154 and in effect on January 1, 2014. This subsection
  expires January 1, 2039 [2029].
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2286 was passed by the House on April
  30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2286 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor