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      H.B. No. 3597         AN ACT   relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for   or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42.0461(a), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Before the commission  [ department ] may issue a license   or certificate for the operation or the expansion of the capacity of   a general residential operation, a cottage home operation, or a   continuum-of-care residential operation that is located in a county   with a population of less than 500,000 [ 300,000 ], the applicant for   the license, certificate, or expansion shall, at the applicant's   expense:                (1)  conduct a public hearing on the application in   accordance with commission  [ department ] rules after notifying the   commission  [ department ] of the date, time, and location of the   hearing; and                (2)  publish notice of the application in a newspaper   of general circulation in the community in which the child-care   services are proposed to be provided.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3597 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3597 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor