By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 3049          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;   May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &   Commerce; May 15, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:     Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 15, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a   plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's   license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1301.354, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (c-1)  At the applicant's request, the board may credit an   applicant under Subsection (b) with up to 250 hours of the work   experience required before taking an examination if the applicant   has completed a coherent sequence of courses in the construction   trade that are offered through a career and technical education   program that is approved by the State Board of Education.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *