83R151 NAJ-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 2496
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to
allow blood pressure machines to be located in driver's license
offices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter P to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER P. AVAILABILITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINES
IN DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICES
Sec. 411.441. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Blood pressure machine" means a device that
measures a person's blood pressure and displays the person's blood
pressure reading.
(2) "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned by
Section 521.001, Transportation Code.
Sec. 411.442. BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINE. (a) The department
may allow a blood pressure machine to be located in an office
authorized to issue driver's licenses in this state.
(b) A blood pressure machine described by Subsection (a):
(1) must be made available at no cost to the state; and
(2) may not display an advertisement.
(c) The department may not:
(1) require an applicant for a driver's license to
obtain a blood pressure reading from a blood pressure machine
described by Subsection (a) as a condition of being issued a
driver's license; or
(2) charge a fee to obtain a blood pressure reading
from a blood pressure machine described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it 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, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.