bill granting licenses to out-of-state license holders

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89R2617 CMO-D

By: Hall
S.B. No. 100

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of a license by the Texas Department of

Licensing and Regulation to certain out-of-state applicants;

authorizing a fee.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.4043 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.4043. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE

APPLICANTS. (a) The department shall issue a license to an

applicant who pays any required fees and:

(1) holds a current license in good standing in

another state with a similar scope of practice, as determined by the

commission;

(2) has held the license for at least one year;

(3) was required to pass an examination or meet other

experience, education, or training requirements to obtain the

license;

(4) does not have a disqualifying criminal history as

determined by the commission;

(5) has not been subject to the revocation or

surrender of the license in any state due to negligence or

intentional misconduct in the performance of work under the

license; and

(6) is not currently the subject of a complaint or

investigation in the other state for an act that constitutes

unprofessional conduct or an offense.

(b) With respect to an application for a license under a

program regulated by the department submitted by an applicant from

another state that does not require a license to engage in the

activity for which the license is sought in this state, the

department shall consider the work experience of the applicant as

sufficient for the issuance of the license if the applicant:

(1) has engaged in the activity for at least three

years; and

(2) satisfies the requirements of Subsections (a)(4)

and (6).

(c) An applicant for a license under this section may be

required to pass a jurisprudence examination specific to the

relevant laws of this state applicable to the activities for which

the license is sought if a similar examination is required to obtain

the license for all other applicants.

(d) The department shall provide an applicant under this

section with a written decision regarding the application not later

than the 30th day after the date the application is submitted.

(e) The commission may impose a fee not to exceed $100 for an

application under this section.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this

section.

SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Commission of Licensing and

Regulation shall adopt rules required by Section 51.4043,

Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1,

2026.

(b) Section 51.4043, Occupations Code, as added by this Act,

applies only to an application for a license submitted to the Texas

Department of Licensing and Regulation on or after February 1,

2026.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.