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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1704.055, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and |
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(d), a board shall meet: |
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(1) at least once a month; and |
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(2) at other times at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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(d) A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 |
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million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 |
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or more shall meet: |
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(1) at least six times each year during the months of |
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January, March, May, July, September, and November at the call of |
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the presiding officer; and |
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(2) at other times at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, is |
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amended in read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding the expiration date of a license issued |
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under this chapter, if a board to which Section 1704.055(c) or (d) |
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applies tables a license holder's application for renewal or |
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otherwise does not take action to approve or deny the application, |
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the applicant's current license continues in effect until the next |
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meeting of the board. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a |
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license filed with a county bail bond board on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application filed before that date |
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is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |