SB 1080

AN ACT relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to

Subject Areas

WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions CRIMINAL RECORDS Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual Corrections--Jails & Prisons CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Bill Text

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

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to

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