Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.
relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of
laws regulating massage therapy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 455.351, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
(f-1) A civil penalty recovered in an action by a district
or county attorney under this section shall be deposited to the
credit of the general fund of the county where the court is located
and used only for purposes of combatting human trafficking. A civil
penalty recovered in an action by a municipal attorney under this
section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the
municipality and used only for purposes of combatting human
trafficking.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
