BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1345 By: Dale Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Questions have arisen about the need to require a driver's license to include a color photograph. H.B. 1345 seeks to address these questions by removing the requirement that the photograph of the entire face of a driver's license holder that appears on the license be in color. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1345 amends the Transportation Code to remove the requirement that the photograph on a driver's license of the entire face of the license holder be a color photograph. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1345
By: Dale
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1345
By: Dale
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Questions have arisen about the need to require a driver's license to include a color photograph. H.B. 1345 seeks to address these questions by removing the requirement that the photograph of the entire face of a driver's license holder that appears on the license be in color.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1345 amends the Transportation Code to remove the requirement that the photograph on a driver's license of the entire face of the license holder be a color photograph.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Questions have arisen about the need to require a driver's license to include a color photograph. H.B. 1345 seeks to address these questions by removing the requirement that the photograph of the entire face of a driver's license holder that appears on the license be in color.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1345 amends the Transportation Code to remove the requirement that the photograph on a driver's license of the entire face of the license holder be a color photograph.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.