Bill Text: TX HB838 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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By: Deshotel | H.B. No. 838 |
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relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety | ||
and a private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate | ||
driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; | ||
authorizing 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 | ||
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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, [ |
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governing body of a municipality, or a private vendor to permit | ||
county, [ |
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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, [ |
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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, [ |
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FEE. (a) A county or municipality that provides services under an | ||
agreement described by Section 521.009 may collect an additional | ||
fee of up to $5 for each transaction provided that relates to | ||
driver's license and personal identification certificate services | ||
only. | ||
(b) A private vendor that provides services under an | ||
agreement described by Section 521.009 may collect an additional | ||
fee of up to $10 for each transaction described by Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |