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SB968 • 2025

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3832

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  19. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  23. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  29. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  31. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  39. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  40. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  42. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  43. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  44. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  45. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  52. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  53. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 968 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 968

AN ACT

relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of

podiatry.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 202.259, Occupations Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 202.259.
RESIDENCY
[
TEMPORARY
] LICENSE. (a) The

commission by rule may adopt a procedure for the issuance of a

residency
[
temporary
] license to an applicant [
other than an

applicant for a provisional license under Section 202.260
].

(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish:

(1) the criteria for issuance of a
residency

[
temporary
] license; and

(2) a maximum period during which a
residency

[
temporary
] license is valid.

SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Occupations Code

are repealed:

(1) Section 202.061; and

(2) Section 202.260.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section

202.259, Occupations Code, does not affect the validity of a

license issued under that section before the effective date of this

Act. A license issued under that section before the effective date

of this Act that is in effect on that date expires according to the

term provided on the date of issuance, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 26, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor