81R9452 JAM-D By: Coleman H.B. No. 2970 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to information required of an applicant for a driver's license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 521.142(e), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) The application must include any other information the department requires to determine the applicant's identity, competency, and eligibility, except the application may not include an inquiry as to whether the applicant has been diagnosed with, treated, or hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for a driver's license filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.