H.B. No. 1080
AN ACT
relating to the definition of a state judge for purposes of state
driver's license and personal identification laws.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.001(a)(8-a), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(8-a) "State judge" means:
(A) the judge of an appellate court, a district
court, [or] a county court at law, or a statutory probate court of
this state; or
(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter
201, Family Code, Chapter 54A, Government Code, or Chapter 574,
Health and Safety Code.
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, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1080 was passed by the House on April
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1080 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor