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SB211

Extending the End Dates for Seven State Licensing Boards

Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill extends the expiration dates for seven state boards that license professionals in fields like architecture, counseling, and real estate to years between 2030 and 2034.

What it does

  • Changes the end date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors to June 30, 2033.
  • Sets new expiration dates in 2031 or later for boards overseeing counselors, therapists, psychologists, social workers, real estate agents, and appraisers.
  • Requires the legislative audit division to submit reports on how two specific boards followed past audit recommendations by the first session of the Thirty-Sixth Legislature.
  • States that this law is exempt from a rule limiting bills that continue more than one board at a time.
  • Makes the changes retroactive to June 30, 2026.

Who it affects

  • The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
  • Boards that license professional counselors, marital therapists, psychologists, social workers, real estate agents, and appraisers
  • The legislative audit division

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill text does not list specific reasons why these boards need more time.
  • Although the official status label says 'Passed Legislature,' the last recorded action is 'Withdrawn by Sponsor' on May 20, 2026.

Plain language

Terms to know

Termination date
The specific day when a board's legal authority to operate ends unless the law is changed.
Retroactive
A rule that applies to events or dates in the past, not just from today forward.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

EXTEND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS An Act extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; extending the termination date of the Board of Professional Counselors; extending the termination date of the Board of Marital and Family Therapy; extending the termination date of the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners; extending the termination date of the Real Estate Commission; extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers; extending the termination date of the Board of Social Work Examiners; relating to reports on the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners and the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR2823
  2. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ2823
  3. (H) VERSION: CSSB 211(L&C) AM H2957
  4. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED2957
  5. (H) TITLE CHANGE HCR 302940
  6. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2901
  7. (H) PASSED Y39 A12901
  8. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 211(L&C) AM H2901
  9. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC2901
  10. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION2901
  11. (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y38 N1 A12900
  12. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME2899
  13. (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR2883
  14. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/20262883
  15. (H) Moved CSSB 211(L&C) Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --Text
  16. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519Text
  17. (H) FN2: (CED)2694
  18. (H) AM: BYNUM2694
  19. (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD, MOORE2694
  20. (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, FOSTER2694

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y38 N1 A1 2900