Bill > HB3714

This bill proposes to add a new chapter to the Texas Occupations Code that would limit the enforcement of certain occupational regulations. The key provisions include: 1. Defining key terms such as "license," "licensing authority," "occupational regulation," and "personal qualifications." 2. Establishing a policy that all occupational regulations must be limited to those demonstrably necessary and carefully tailored to fulfill legitimate public health, safety, and welfare objectives. 3. Requiring each licensing authority to conduct a comprehensive review of their occupational regulations by September 1, 2024, and either repeal or modify any regulations that violate the policy or recommend legislative action to do so. 4. Allowing individuals to petition a licensing authority to repeal or modify an occupational regulation that violates the policy, and providing a process for the authority to respond. 5. Authorizing individuals to seek injunctive relief in court against the enforcement of an occupational regulation if the regulation burdens the entry into a profession or occupation and is not demonstrably necessary and carefully tailored to fulfill legitimate public health, safety, or welfare objectives. The bill is intended to limit the enforcement of occupational regulations that may be unnecessary or overly burdensome, in order to promote economic opportunity and protect public health, safety, and welfare.