H.B. No. 1078
AN ACT
relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license
fees for certain applicants who hold a certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.1954 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1954. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
department shall waive any fee required for the issuance of an
original or renewed license under this subchapter if at the time of
the application the applicant for the license submits to the
department satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
and
(2) is not required to hold the certification
described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
maintaining employment or an occupational license.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1812 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1812. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
(a) A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance
of an original or renewal driver's license, as provided under this
chapter, if at the time of the application for an original or
renewal driver's license the person submits to the department
satisfactory evidence that the person:
(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
and
(2) is not required to hold the certification
described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
maintaining employment or an occupational license.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
(c) The department shall establish a record of the amount of
the fees waived under this section that would otherwise be
deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
(d) On or before the fifth workday of each month, the
department, using available funds, shall remit to the comptroller
for deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund general revenue
in an amount equal to the amount of the fees described by Subsection
(c) in the preceding month.
SECTION 3. (a) Section 411.1954, Government Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to an application for an original or
renewed license to carry a handgun submitted on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
application was submitted, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
(b) Section 521.1812, Transportation Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to an application for an original or renewal
driver's license submitted on or after the effective date of this
Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. The Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the
legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If
the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may,
but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using
other appropriations available for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1078 was passed by the House on April
18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1078 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 6,
3 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1078 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays
2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor