83R5834 JAM-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 3321
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,
residency, competency, and eligibility as required by the
department or state law, except that 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, 2013.