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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 716: Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 716 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants. Primary sponsor: Kevin Sparks (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Co-author authorized.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Co-author authorized
  2. Referred to Business & Commerce
  3. Read first time
  4. Filed
  5. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source