89R6373 GP-F     By: Craddick H.B. No. 2286       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain   interior designers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1051.351(c-1), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who holds a   certificate of registration issued under Chapter 1053 without   examination may not renew the certificate on or after September 1,   2037 [2027], unless, before September 1, 2037 [2027], the person   has passed the registration examination adopted by the board under   Section 1053.154 and in effect on January 1, 2014. This subsection   expires January 1, 2039 [2029].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.