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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal of a license to practice pharmacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 559.003(e), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) The board may refuse to [A person may not] renew a |
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license to practice pharmacy if the person holds a license to |
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practice pharmacy in another state that has been suspended, |
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revoked, canceled, or subject to an action that prohibits the |
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person from practicing pharmacy in that state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 559.003(e), Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a pharmacy license that expires on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A pharmacy license that |
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expires before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the license expired, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |