H.B. No. 2475
AN ACT
relating to the indigent status of a person for purposes of the
driver responsibility program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 708.158, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A person may provide information to the court, as
described by Subsection (b), to establish that the person is
indigent at any time during a period the person is enrolled in an
installment plan under Section 708.153.
SECTION 2. Section 708.158(c), Transportation Code, as
added by this Act, applies to any surcharge pending on the effective
date of this Act, regardless of whether the surcharge was imposed
before that date.
SECTION 3. 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. 2475 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2475 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor