Bill Text: TX SB2014 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to voluntary contributions to the cancer prevention and research fund for pediatric cancer research.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - Left pending in committee [SB2014 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2014-Introduced.html
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| By: Fallon | S.B. No. 2014 | |
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| relating to voluntary contributions to the cancer prevention and | ||
| research fund for pediatric cancer research. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Jonny Wade Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 501.140 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 501.140. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | ||
| RESEARCH. (a) When a person applies for title of a motor vehicle | ||
| under this chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the | ||
| cancer prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, | ||
| Health and Safety Code, to fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| (b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, | ||
| an opportunity for the person to contribute to the fund at the time | ||
| a person applies for title under this chapter. | ||
| (c) The county assessor-collector shall send any | ||
| contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit | ||
| to the cancer prevention and research fund established by Section | ||
| 102.201, Health and Safety Code, before the 35th day after the date | ||
| the contribution is made. | ||
| (d) Money deposited under Subsection (c) may be used only to | ||
| fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| SECTION 3. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 502.416 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 502.416. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | ||
| RESEARCH. (a) When a person registers or renews the registration | ||
| of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any | ||
| amount to the cancer prevention and research fund established by | ||
| Section 102.201, Health and Safety Code, to fund pediatric cancer | ||
| research. | ||
| (b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner, | ||
| an opportunity for the person to contribute to the fund in any | ||
| registration renewal system used by the department. | ||
| (c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and | ||
| does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county | ||
| assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution | ||
| to the person's registration fee. | ||
| (d) The county assessor-collector shall send any | ||
| contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit | ||
| to the cancer prevention and research fund established by Section | ||
| 102.201, Health and Safety Code, before the 31st day after the date | ||
| the contribution is made. | ||
| (e) Money deposited under Subsection (d) may be used only to | ||
| fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| SECTION 4. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 504.6013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.6013. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | ||
| RESEARCH. (a) When a person applies for a specialty license plate | ||
| under this subchapter, the person may contribute any amount to the | ||
| cancer prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, | ||
| Health and Safety Code, to fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| (b) The department or the private vendor authorized under | ||
| Subchapter J, as applicable, shall provide, in a conspicuous | ||
| manner, an opportunity for the person to contribute to the fund at | ||
| the time the person applies for a specialty license plate under this | ||
| subchapter. | ||
| (c) The department or the private vendor authorized under | ||
| Subchapter J, as applicable, shall send any contribution made under | ||
| this section to the comptroller for deposit to the cancer | ||
| prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, Health | ||
| and Safety Code, before the 31st day after the date the contribution | ||
| is made. | ||
| (d) Money deposited under Subsection (c) may be used only to | ||
| fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| SECTION 5. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 521.013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 521.013. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | ||
| RESEARCH. (a) When a person applies for an original or renewal | ||
| driver's license or personal identification certificate under this | ||
| chapter, the person may contribute any amount to the cancer | ||
| prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, Health | ||
| and Safety Code, to fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| (b) The department shall: | ||
| (1) include space on the first page of each | ||
| application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal | ||
| identification certificate that allows a person applying for an | ||
| original or renewal driver's license or personal identification | ||
| certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily | ||
| contributing to the fund; and | ||
| (2) provide an opportunity for the person to | ||
| contribute to the fund during the application process for an | ||
| original or renewal driver's license or personal identification | ||
| certificate on the department's Internet website. | ||
| (c) The department shall send any contribution made under | ||
| this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the | ||
| cancer prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, | ||
| Health and Safety Code, not later than the 14th day of each month. | ||
| (d) Money deposited under Subsection (c) may be used only to | ||
| fund pediatric cancer research. | ||
| SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
