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H.B. No. 1562 AN ACT relating to massage student permits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 455.161(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The department shall require a student enrolled in a massage school in this state to hold a permit stating the student's name and the name of the school and including a photograph of the student's face. The permit must be displayed in a reasonable manner at the school. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to Section 455.161, Occupations Code. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1562 was passed by the House on April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 7, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1562 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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