85R2402 AJZ-D
By: White H.B. No. 76
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain conditions of suspension or renewal of a
driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.242(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person whose license has been suspended for a cause
other than a physical or mental disability or impairment or a
conviction of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code,
may apply for an occupational license by filing a verified petition
with the clerk of a municipal, justice, county, or district court
with jurisdiction that includes the precinct or county in which:
(1) the person resides; or
(2) the offense occurred for which the license was
suspended.
SECTION 2. Section 521.343(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) If a license is suspended under this subchapter for a
subsequent period, the subsequent suspension is for one year [18
months] except as otherwise provided by a section listed in
Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. Section 706.004, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may deny
renewal of a person's driver's license under this section until the
earlier of:
(1) the date the department receives clearance notice
under Section 706.005; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date the person
failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment.
SECTION 4. Section 706.006, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) The department may deny renewal of the driver's license
of a person who does not pay a fee due under this section until the
earlier of:
(1) the date the fee is paid; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date the person
failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment.
(d) The fee required by this section is in addition to any
other fee required by law.
SECTION 5. Section 708.152(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A license suspended under this section remains
suspended until the earlier of:
(1) the date the person pays the amount of the
surcharge and any related costs; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension.
SECTION 6. Section 708.154(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A license suspended under this section remains
suspended until the earlier of:
(1) the date the person pays the amount of the
surcharge and any related costs; or
(2) the second anniversary of the date of suspension,
whichever date is earlier.
SECTION 7. Section 708.158, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date the court
receives information described by Subsection (b) establishing that
a person is indigent, the court shall notify the department that the
person is indigent for the purposes of this chapter.
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.