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  Section 2054.353(d), Government Code, is   repealed.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.