H.B. No. 2510         AN ACT   relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of   certain services to assisted living facility residents without a   license; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 142, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 142.00605 to read as follows:          Sec. 142.00605.  PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROVIDED   WITHOUT LICENSE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A   person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  is required to hold a license under this chapter;   and                (2)  provides without holding the required license   personal assistance services to a resident of an assisted living   facility, as defined by Section 247.002.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,   except the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has   been previously convicted of an offense under this section.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 247, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 247.0441 to read as follows:          Sec. 247.0441.  LICENSE REQUIRED; CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A   person commits an offense if the person operates an assisted living   facility without holding a license issued under this chapter.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,   except the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has   been previously convicted of an offense under this section.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2510 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 129, Nays 20, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2510 was passed by the Senate on May   20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor