88R12739 SHH-F     By: Stucky H.B. No. 4581       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 559.003(e), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (e)  The board may refuse to [A person may not] renew a   license to practice pharmacy if the person holds a license to   practice pharmacy in another state that has been suspended,   revoked, canceled, or subject to an action that prohibits the   person from practicing pharmacy in that state.          SECTION 2.  Section 565.002(c), Occupations Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  Section 559.003(e), Occupations Code, as amended   by this Act, applies only to a pharmacy license that expires on or   after the effective date of this Act.  A pharmacy license that   expires before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law   in effect on the date the license expired, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  The repeal by this Act of Section 565.002(c),   Occupations Code, applies only to a disciplinary action commenced   on or after the effective date of this Act.  A disciplinary action   commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.