82R9906 JXC-D
By: Mallory Caraway H.B. No. 2851
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to deferral of certain surcharge payments for active duty
military personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 708.103, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The department by rule shall establish a deferral
program for surcharges assessed against a person who is on active
duty in the United States armed forces. The program must:
(1) toll the 36-month period while the person is on
active duty; and
(2) defer assessment of surcharges under this section
against the person on active duty until the date the person is no
longer on active duty for an offense committed:
(A) before the person was on active duty; or
(B) while the person is on active duty.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.