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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to |
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certain applicants with criminal convictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 53.0211(b) and (c), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding any law other than Subsection (a) and |
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unless the applicant has been convicted of an offense described by |
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Section 53.021(a), a licensing authority shall issue to an |
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otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense: |
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(1) the license for which the applicant applied; or |
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(2) a provisional license valid for a term of six |
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months [described by Subsection (c)]. |
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(c) The term of a provisional license issued to an applicant |
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who is an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice begins on the date the applicant is released [A licensing |
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authority may issue a provisional license for a term of six months |
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to an applicant who has been convicted of an offense]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |