Occupations Code › Title 3 › Chapter 551

Texas Occupations Code § 551.008

Prohibition on Rule Violating Sincerely Held Religious Belief

General Provisions

(a) All rules, regulations, or policies adopted by the board may not violate Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) A person may assert a violation of Subsection (a) as an affirmative defense in an administrative hearing or as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2561), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.