Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry, the official text

S.B. No. 968

AN ACT

relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of

podiatry.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 202.259, Occupations Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 202.259. RESIDENCY [TEMPORARY] LICENSE. (a) The

commission by rule may adopt a procedure for the issuance of a

residency [temporary] license to an applicant [other than an

applicant for a provisional license under Section 202.260].

(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish:

(1) the criteria for issuance of a residency

[temporary] license; and

(2) a maximum period during which a residency

[temporary] license is valid.

SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Occupations Code

are repealed:

(1) Section 202.061; and

(2) Section 202.260.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section

202.259, Occupations Code, does not affect the validity of a

license issued under that section before the effective date of this

Act. A license issued under that section before the effective date

of this Act that is in effect on that date expires according to the

term provided on the date of issuance, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 26, two

present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor