89R18106 AND-F     By: Cunningham H.B. No. 5133       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and   assistant behavior analysts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 506.002, Occupations Code, is amended by   amending Subdivision (2) to read as follows:                (2)  "Certifying entity" means the nationally   accredited Behavior Analyst Certification Board, the Qualified   Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board, or another entity   that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying   Agencies or the American National Standards Institute to issue   credentials in the professional practice of applied behavior   analysis and approved by the department.          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, 2025.