Bill Text: TX HB312 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to information contained on a personal identification certificate, driver's license, and commercial driver's license.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-28 - Left pending in committee [HB312 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB312-Introduced.html

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83R2796 VOO-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 312

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information contained on a personal identification
certificate, driver's license, and commercial driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.109(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A person subject to this section must have in the
person's possession:
(1) a photographic identification card and either:
(A) [(1)] a boater identification card issued by
the department; or
(B) [(2)] proof of completion of the
requirements to obtain a vessel operator's license issued by the
United States Coast Guard; or
(2) a certificate or license issued by the Department
of Public Safety as provided by Section 521.101(c-1), 521.121(c-1),
or 522.030(a-1), Transportation Code, that indicates the person has
been issued a boater identification card.
SECTION 2. Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 42.0021. LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE. (a) The
department may issue to residents of this state a lifetime resident
hunting license.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 42.006, a resident who holds a
license issued under this section may use to meet any requirement
relating to possessing a hunting license under this chapter a
certificate or license issued by the Department of Public Safety as
provided by Section 521.101(c-1), 521.121(c-1), or 522.030(a-1),
Transportation Code, that indicates the person has been issued a
lifetime resident hunting license.
SECTION 3. Section 46.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A person who holds a lifetime resident fishing license
issued under Section 46.004(a) may use to meet any requirement
relating to possessing a fishing license under this subchapter a
certificate or license issued by the Department of Public Safety as
provided by Section 521.101(c-1), 521.121(c-1), or 522.030(a-1),
Transportation Code, that indicates the person has been issued a
lifetime resident fishing license.
SECTION 4. Section 50.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50.003. OTHER LICENSES NOT REQUIRED. (a) A resident
who has acquired a combination hunting and fishing license is not
required to obtain the hunting license required by Chapter 42 of
this code or the fishing license required by Chapter 46 of this
code.
(b) A person who holds a lifetime resident combination
hunting and fishing license may use as a substitute for the
combination hunting and fishing license a certificate or license
issued by the Department of Public Safety as provided by Section
521.101(c-1), 521.121(c-1), or 522.030(a-1), Transportation Code,
that indicates the person has been issued a lifetime resident
combination hunting and fishing license.
SECTION 5. Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (j-1) and amending Subsections (k) and
(m) to read as follows:
(j-1) A certificate or license issued by the Department of
Public Safety as provided by Section 521.101(c-1), 521.121(c-1), or
522.030(a-1), Transportation Code, that indicates the person has
been issued a hunter education certificate is considered evidence
of completion of the program under Subsection (d).
(k) If the commission requires a person to possess a
certificate issued under this section and if the person is charged
with a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor for failing to
possess the required certificate or the certificate or license
described by Subsection (j-1), the person may present to the court
not later than the 10th day after the date of the alleged offense an
oral request or written motion to take a hunter safety training
course.
(m) It is a defense to prosecution under this section for
failure to possess a certificate that the person charged produces
in court a certificate issued to that person under this section or a
certificate or license described by Subsection (j-1) that was valid
on the date of the alleged offense.
SECTION 6. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
(c-1) The department shall establish a procedure to include
on a personal identification certificate information that
indicates the individual holds:
(1) a boater identification card issued under Section
31.109, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(2) a lifetime resident hunting license issued under
Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(3) a lifetime resident fishing license issued under
Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code;
(4) a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license
issued under Section 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(5) a hunter education certificate issued under
Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(c-2) In establishing the procedure required under
Subsection (c-1), the department shall require sufficient
documentary evidence to demonstrate the personal identification
certificate holder's status as a holder of the applicable card,
license, or other certificate.
SECTION 7. Section 521.121, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
(c-1) The department shall establish a procedure to include
on the license information that indicates the individual holds:
(1) a boater identification card issued under Section
31.109, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(2) a lifetime resident hunting license issued under
Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(3) a lifetime resident fishing license issued under
Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code;
(4) a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license
issued under Section 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(5) a hunter education certificate issued under
Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(c-2) In establishing the procedure required under
Subsection (c-1), the department shall require sufficient
documentary evidence to demonstrate the driver's license holder's
status as a holder of the applicable card, certificate, or other
license.
SECTION 8. Section 522.030, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) The department shall establish a procedure to include
on a commercial driver's license information that indicates the
individual holds:
(1) a boater identification card issued under Section
31.109, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(2) a lifetime resident hunting license issued under
Section 42.0021, Parks and Wildlife Code;
(3) a lifetime resident fishing license issued under
Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code;
(4) a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license
issued under Section 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(5) a hunter education certificate issued under
Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(a-2) In establishing the procedure required under
Subsection (a-1), the department shall require sufficient
documentary evidence to demonstrate the commercial driver's
license holder's status as a holder of the applicable card,
certificate, or other license.
SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.