By: Smith (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)	H.B. No. 2464
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015;
	May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
	and Commerce; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following
	vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the transfer of a plumber's license on the retirement or
	death of the plumber.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1301.359(b), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Section 1301.406, a [A] license,
	endorsement, or registration issued under this chapter is not
	assignable or transferable.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1301.406 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1301.406.  TRANSFER OF LICENSE. (a) On approval by the
	board, a person who holds an unexpired license under this chapter
	and whose license has been held continuously for at least 50
	consecutive years may transfer the license on the date of the
	person's retirement or death to another person who:
	(1)  is related within the second degree by
	consanguinity to the transferor; and
	(2)  holds a license as a journeyman plumber or master
	plumber under this chapter.
	(b)  The application for a license transfer under this
	section must include the transferor's consent and a designation of
	whether the license will transfer on the retirement or death of the
	transferor.
	(c)  The board shall transfer a license to a person who
	submits an application and presents evidence satisfactory to the
	board that:
	(1)  the person meets the requirements under
	Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and
	(2)  the transferor is retired or dead.
	SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
	rules and prescribe forms necessary to implement the changes in law
	made by Section 1301.406, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 4.  Not later than January 1, 2016, the Texas State
	Board of Plumbing Examiners shall begin accepting applications for
	the transfer of licenses under Section 1301.406, Occupations Code,
	as added by this Act.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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