Bill Text: TX HB838 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-17 - Left pending in committee [HB838 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB838-Engrossed.html

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86R26840 AAF-D
By: Deshotel, Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 838

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety
and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of
renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification
certificate services; increasing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 521.009(a), (a-1), and (c),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may establish a program for the provision
of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification
certificate, and personal identification certificate services by
[in] counties, [and] municipalities, and private vendors that enter
into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1).
(a-1) Under the program, the department may enter into an
agreement with the commissioners court of a county, [or] the
governing body of a municipality, or a private vendor to permit
county, [or] municipal, or vendor employees to provide services at
a county or municipal office or at a location determined by the
vendor relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's
licenses, election identification certificates, and personal
identification certificates, including:
(1) taking photographs;
(2) administering vision tests;
(3) updating a driver's license, election
identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
to change a name, address, or photograph;
(4) distributing and collecting information relating
to donations under Section 521.401;
(5) collecting fees; and
(6) performing other basic ministerial functions and
tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
election identification certificates, and personal identification
certificates.
(c) A participating county, [or] municipality, or private
vendor must remit to the department for deposit as required by this
chapter fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate
driver's license or personal identification certificate.
SECTION 2. Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 521.428. COUNTY, [OR] MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE VENDOR
FEE. A county, [or] municipality, or private vendor that provides
services under an agreement described by Section 521.009 may
collect an additional fee of up to $10 [$5] for each transaction
provided that relates to driver's license and personal
identification certificate services only.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.