{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.501","heading":"GENERAL DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COMMISSION.","body":"(a) After a hearing as provided by this subchapter, the commission may issue a reprimand, assess an administrative penalty, revoke, suspend, or probate the suspension of a license or provisional license, order a license holder to pay a refund under Section 651.603, or impose any combination of those penalties for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.\n(b) With respect to a violation of Section 651.453, 651.454(c), 651.459(c), 651.460(a)(5), 651.460(b)(2), or 651.460(b)(3), the commission may not initiate action against a funeral establishment if the complaint is based on the conduct of an employee, agent, or representative of the establishment:\n(1) performed outside the scope and authority of employment; or\n(2) contrary to the instructions of the funeral establishment.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER K. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES AND LICENSE DENIALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"34096442ee29c477d12820e4de7576becc53ab3a2cfb8fc101898ffe5491c246","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.461","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.5011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}