82R32358 NAJ-D
By: Birdwell S.R. No. 1251
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
Bill 90 (eligibility to obtain a driver's license and a study
relating to the security and validity of driver's licenses and
personal identification certificates) to consider and take action
on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
add text on a matter which is not included in either the house or
senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTIONS to
the bill:
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.007. SECURITY, VALIDITY, AND EFFICIENCY STUDY.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Public Safety Commission
shall study procedures and requirements necessary or advisable to
ensure the security and validity of driver's licenses and personal
identification certificates issued under this chapter. The
commission shall adopt rules to implement any procedures or
requirements the commission finds are necessary or advisable.
(b) The study must include an analysis of potential cost
savings, revenue issues, and other fiscal matters related to the
issuance of a driver's license or personal identification
certificate.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule
may specify the term of a driver's license or personal
identification certificate issued under this chapter.
SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
(b) Section 521.007, Transportation Code, as added by this
Act, takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of
two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not
receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, Section 521.007
takes effect September 1, 2011.
Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide for a
study to ensure the security and validity of driver's licenses and
personal identification certificates.