89R10592 RAL-D     By: McQueeney H.B. No. 5043       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the issuance of a 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.  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 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.