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Committee advances and hears resource testimony on multiple technical bills; most left pending
Summary
The Senate Business & Commerce Committee considered several technical and cleanup bills involving TDLR, licensure, CPA licensure pathways, foreclosure trustees, telephone solicitation definitions and ringside physician liability. Public testimony was received on each and the bills were left pending for further consideration.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce heard a set of comparatively brief presentations and resource testimonies on multiple bills and left each pending for additional consideration.
Senate Bill 627, offered by Sen. Zaffirini, is a TDLR-requested cleanup measure to remove obsolete language from the Occupations Code related to dietitian licensure and align statute with current agency practice; the committee opened and closed public testimony and left the bill pending.
Senate Bill 703, also presented by Sen. Zaffirini, would update massage licensure and strengthen disqualifying offense language; senators heard the agency request and left the bill pending.
Senate Bill 764 would modernize hearing procedures at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for electricians; TDLR presented the…
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