Bill Text: TX HB76 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to certain conditions of suspension or renewal of a driver's license.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-14 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB76-Introduced.html
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By: White | H.B. No. 76 |
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relating to certain conditions of suspension or renewal of a | ||
driver's license. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 521.242(a), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A person whose license has been suspended for a cause | ||
other than a physical or mental disability or impairment or a | ||
conviction of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, | ||
may apply for an occupational license by filing a verified petition | ||
with the clerk of a municipal, justice, county, or district court | ||
with jurisdiction that includes the precinct or county in which: | ||
(1) the person resides; or | ||
(2) the offense occurred for which the license was | ||
suspended. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 521.343(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) If a license is suspended under this subchapter for a | ||
subsequent period, the subsequent suspension is for one year [ |
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Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 3. Section 706.004, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may deny | ||
renewal of a person's driver's license under this section until the | ||
earlier of: | ||
(1) the date the department receives clearance notice | ||
under Section 706.005; or | ||
(2) the second anniversary of the date the person | ||
failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 706.006, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(c) The department may deny renewal of the driver's license | ||
of a person who does not pay a fee due under this section until the | ||
earlier of: | ||
(1) the date the fee is paid; or | ||
(2) the second anniversary of the date the person | ||
failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment. | ||
(d) The fee required by this section is in addition to any | ||
other fee required by law. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 708.152(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A license suspended under this section remains | ||
suspended until the earlier of: | ||
(1) the date the person pays the amount of the | ||
surcharge and any related costs; or | ||
(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 708.154(c), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) A license suspended under this section remains | ||
suspended until the earlier of: | ||
(1) the date the person pays the amount of the | ||
surcharge and any related costs; or | ||
(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension, | ||
whichever date is earlier. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 708.158, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date the court | ||
receives information described by Subsection (b) establishing that | ||
a person is indigent, the court shall notify the department that the | ||
person is indigent for the purposes of this chapter. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |