Texas Occupations Code

§ 55.0041 — RECOGNITION OF OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES

OC § 55.0041Title 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING · Ch. 55. LICENSING OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a military service member or military spouse may engage in a business or occupation for which a license is required without obtaining the applicable license if the member or spouse currently holds a license similar in scope of practice issued by the licensing authority of another state and is in good standing with that licensing authority.

(b)Before engaging in the practice of the business or occupation under Subsection (a), the military service member or military spouse must submit an application to the applicable state agency in the form the agency prescribes that includes:

(1)a copy of the member's military orders showing relocation to this state;

(2)if the applicant is a military spouse, a copy of the military spouse's marriage license; and

(3)a notarized affidavit affirming under penalty of perjury that:

(A)the applicant is the person described and identified in the application;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (H.B. 139), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (S.B. 422), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 686 (H.B. 5629), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 686 (H.B. 5629), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 857 (S.B. 1818), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.