By: Coleman, Burkett (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 2216
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 14, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 14, 2015, sent to printer.)
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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, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
follows:
(e) Subject to Subsection (e-1), the [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.
(e-1) Other than a general inquiry as to whether the
applicant has a mental condition that may affect the applicant's
ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, an application may not
include an inquiry regarding the mental health of the applicant,
including an inquiry as to whether the applicant has been diagnosed
with, treated for, 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, 2015.
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