S.B. No. 1802 AN ACT relating to administrative procedures in the architectural barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 469.058(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commission or executive director may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, on a building owner for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. SECTION 2. Section 469.106(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission shall require complete compliance with the standards and specifications adopted by the commission under this chapter that apply specifically to a building or facility occupied by a state agency involved in extending direct services to persons with mobility impairments. Those standards and specifications also apply to a building or facility occupied by the Health and Human Services Commission [Texas Rehabilitation Commission]. SECTION 3. Section 469.058(c) and Section 469.059(c), Government Code, are repealed. SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect the validity of a disciplinary action or other proceeding that was initiated before September 1, 2023, and that is pending on September 1, 2023. A disciplinary action that is pending on September 1, 2023, is governed by the law in effect immediately before September 1, 2023, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1802 passed the Senate on May 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1802 passed the House on May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor