HB1237 - Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.

      H.B. No. 1237         AN ACT   relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental   Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and   registrations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.006, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (f) and (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read   as follows:          (f)  A person whose license or registration has been expired   for not more than 90 [ 30 ] days [ or less ] may apply for renewal of the   license or registration by paying to the commission a renewal fee in   an amount prescribed by commission rule not to exceed 1-1/2 times   the normally required renewal fee.   Notwithstanding Subsection (e),   a person who has applied for renewal of the license or registration   under this subsection may engage in activities that require a   license or registration after the expiration of the license or   registration until the license or registration is renewed or   denied.          (g)   A person whose license or registration has been expired   for at least 90 days but not more than 180 days may apply for renewal   of the license or registration by paying to the commission a renewal   fee in an amount prescribed by commission rule not to exceed two   times the normally required renewal fee.           (h)   A person whose license or registration has been expired   for at least 180 days [ more than 30 days ] may not renew the license   or registration.  The person may obtain a new license or   registration by complying with the requirements and procedures,   including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original   license or registration.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1237 was passed by the House on May 7,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 9, 2 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 1237 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 98, Nays 35,   2 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 1237 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor