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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by |
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the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.207, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The commission by rule may require an applicant or[,] |
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license holder[, or other person who regularly receives |
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correspondence from the department] to provide an e-mail address to |
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the department [for purposes of receiving correspondence]. An |
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e-mail address used under this subsection is confidential and is |
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not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule |
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may provide that any correspondence sent or received by the |
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department be delivered electronically, including any notice, |
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order, or pleading required under Chapter 2001, Government Code, |
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this chapter, or a law establishing a regulatory program |
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administered by the department. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 51.310(c) and 51.354(c), Occupations |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |