88R11481 SCP-D By: Guerra H.B. No. 3133 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the electronic system for occupational licensing transactions administered by the Department of Information Resources. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2054.353(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The department shall administer a common electronic system using the Internet through which a licensing entity can electronically: (1) send occupational licenses and other documents to persons regulated by the licensing entity and to the public; (2) receive applications for occupational licenses and other documents for filing from persons regulated by the licensing entity and from the public, including documents that can be electronically signed if necessary; [and] (3) receive required payments from persons regulated by the licensing entity and from the public; and (4) track the status of a license holder or applicant, including disciplinary information, in a manner that is not accessible to the public. SECTION 2. Section 2054.353(d), Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.