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| 1 | 1 | By: Davis, et al. S.B. No. 229 | |
| 2 | 2 | (Turner of Tarrant, Farias, Flynn, Moody, et al.) | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to an exception to the domicile requirement for issuance | |
| 8 | 8 | of a commercial driver's license for certain military personnel. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 522.022, Transportation Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 522.022. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. The department may not | |
| 13 | 13 | issue a commercial driver's license other than a nonresident | |
| 14 | 14 | license to a person unless the person: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) has a domicile: | |
| 16 | 16 | (A) in this state; or | |
| 17 | 17 | (B) in another state and is a member of the United | |
| 18 | 18 | States armed forces, including a member of the National Guard or a | |
| 19 | 19 | reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces, whose | |
| 20 | 20 | temporary or permanent duty station is located in this state; | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) has passed knowledge and skills tests for driving | |
| 22 | 22 | a commercial motor vehicle that comply with minimal federal | |
| 23 | 23 | standards established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H; and | |
| 24 | 24 | (3) has satisfied the requirements imposed by the | |
| 25 | 25 | federal act, federal regulation, or state law. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |