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      S.B. No. 1818         AN ACT   relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to   certain military service members, military veterans, and military   spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 55.004, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:           (b-1)     On receipt by a state agency of an application for a   license in accordance with this section, the agency shall promptly   issue a provisional license to the applicant while the agency   processes the application or issue the license for which the   applicant applied.   A provisional license issued under this   subsection expires on the earlier of:                 (1)     the date the agency approves or denies the   provisional license holder's application for the license; or                 (2)     the 180th day after the date the provisional   license is issued.          SECTION 2.  Section 55.0041, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:           (b-1)     On receipt by a state agency of the notice and   information required by Subsections (b)(1) and (2), the agency   shall promptly issue the confirmation under Subsection (b)(3) or   issue a provisional license to the military service member or   military spouse pending the issuance of a confirmation under   Subsection (b)(3). A provisional license issued under this   subsection expires on the earlier of:                 (1)     the date the agency issues or denies confirmation   under Subsection (b)(3); or                 (2)     the 180th day after the date the provisional   license is issued.          SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2025, a state agency,   as defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, shall adopt rules   to implement Sections 55.004(b-1) and 55.0041(b-1), Occupations   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1818 passed the Senate on   April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1818 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor