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AN ACT
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relating to transfer of a plumber's license number on the |
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retirement or death of the plumber. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.359(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 1301.406, the number of a |
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license, endorsement, or registration issued under this chapter is |
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not assignable or transferable. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.406. TRANSFER OF LICENSE NUMBER. (a) On approval |
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by the board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this |
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chapter and whose license has been held continuously for at least 35 |
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[50] consecutive years may transfer the license number on the date |
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of the person's retirement or death to another person who: |
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(1) is related within the second degree by |
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consanguinity to the transferor; and |
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(2) holds a license issued [as a journeyman plumber or
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master plumber] under this chapter that is the same type of license |
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as the license held by the transferor. |
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(b) The application for a [license] transfer of a license |
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number under this section must include the transferor's consent and |
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a designation of whether the license number will transfer on the |
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retirement or death of the transferor. |
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(c) The board shall transfer a license number to a person |
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who submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to |
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the board that: |
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(1) the person meets the requirements under |
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Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and |
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(2) the transferor is retired or dead. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt |
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rules necessary to implement Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas State |
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Board of Plumbing Examiners shall begin accepting applications for |
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the transfer of license numbers under Section 1301.406, Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2095 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2095 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |