Texas 2009 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB1278 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION   Revision 1         March 13, 2009      TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1278 by McClendon (Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code relating to the proof of identity and residency required for an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.  The bill would add Section 521.1421, Evidence of Identity and Residency, which outlines a list of acceptable documents an applicant for a driver license or personal identification certificate may present to verify his or her identity and residential address.  The Department of Public Safety indicates that professional service fees would be required to modify the Driver License System to update identity and residency document requirements, but this analysis assumes that such costs could be adequately absorbed within the current funding resources of the department. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety   LBB Staff:  JOB, ESi, GG, LG, MWU    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
March 13, 2009

Revision 1

Revision 1

  TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety      FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1278 by McClendon (Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1278 by McClendon (Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.), As Introduced

 Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety 

 Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety 

 John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB1278 by McClendon (Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.), As Introduced

HB1278 by McClendon (Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.), As Introduced



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend Section 521.142(a), Transportation Code relating to the proof of identity and residency required for an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.  The bill would add Section 521.1421, Evidence of Identity and Residency, which outlines a list of acceptable documents an applicant for a driver license or personal identification certificate may present to verify his or her identity and residential address.  The Department of Public Safety indicates that professional service fees would be required to modify the Driver License System to update identity and residency document requirements, but this analysis assumes that such costs could be adequately absorbed within the current funding resources of the department.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, LG, MWU

 JOB, ESi, GG, LG, MWU