Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2388 Compare Versions

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1		-	87R24660 MCF-D
2		-	By: Sherman, Sr., Fierro, Stephenson, H.B. No. 2388
3		-	Guillen
4		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2388:
5		-	By: Murr C.S.H.B. No. 2388
	1	+	87R1178 MCF-D
	2	+	By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 2388
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8	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	6		AN ACT
10	7		relating to providing inmates with certain documents on release or
11		-	discharge~~; changing a fee~~.
	8	+	discharge.
12	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	10		SECTION 1. Section 501.015(a), Government Code, is amended
14	11		to read as follows:
15	12		(a) When an inmate is discharged or is released on parole,
16	13		mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department shall
17	14		provide the inmate with:
18	15		(1) suitable civilian clothing;
19	16		(2) money held in the inmate's trust account by the
20	17		director;
21	18		(3) cash, in an amount and in the manner described by
22	19		Subsection (b); and
23	20		(4) a license or personal identification certificate
24	21		obtained under Section 501.0165, if available.
25		-	SECTION 2. Sections 501.0165(a), (b), (c), and (d),
26		-	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	22	+	SECTION 2. Section 501.0165, Government Code, is amended by
	23	+	amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1)
	24	+	to read as follows:
27	25		(a) Before discharging an inmate or releasing an inmate on
28	26		parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the
29	27		department shall:
30	28		(1) determine whether the inmate has:
31	29		(A) a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or
32	30		522, Transportation Code; or
33	31		(B) a valid personal identification certificate
34	32		issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and
35	33		(2) if the inmate does not have a valid license or
36	34		certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the Department
37	35		of Public Safety on behalf of the inmate a request for the issuance
38	36		of:
39	37		(A) a renewal license under Chapter 521 or 522,
40	38		Transportation Code, if:
41	39		(i) the inmate's license issued under the
42	40		applicable chapter is expired but eligible for renewal; and
43	41		(ii) the inmate meets the requirements for
44	42		the issuance of the license; or
45	43		(B) a personal identification certificate under
46	44		Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
47	45		(b) The department shall submit a request under Subsection
48	46		(a)(2) as soon as is practicable to enable the department to provide
49	47		the inmate with the license or personal identification certificate
50	48		when the department discharges or releases the inmate.
	49	+	(b-1) Notwithstanding any other law, a license or personal
	50	+	identification certificate issued to an inmate under Subsection
	51	+	(a)(2) may include in lieu of the inmate's current residence
	52	+	address the inmate's intended residence address after discharge or
	53	+	release. The department and the Department of Public Safety shall
	54	+	ensure that a license or personal identification certificate issued
	55	+	to an inmate under Subsection (a)(2) includes the inmate's intended
	56	+	residence address unless that address is unknown.
51	57		(c) The department, the Department of Public Safety, and the
52	58		[bureau of] vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health
53	59		Services shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that
54	60		establishes their respective responsibilities with respect to the
55	61		issuance of a license or personal identification certificate to an
56	62		inmate under this section, including responsibilities related to
57	63		verification of the inmate's identity. The memorandum of
58	64		understanding must require the Department of State Health Services
59	65		to electronically verify the birth record of an inmate whose name
60	66		and any other personal information is provided by the department
61	67		and to electronically report the recorded filing information to the
62	68		Department of Public Safety to validate the identity of an inmate
63	69		under this section.
64		-	(d) The department shall reimburse the Department of Public
65		-	Safety or the Department of State Health Services for the actual
66		-	costs incurred by those agencies in performing responsibilities
67		-	established under this section. The department may charge an
68		-	inmate for the actual costs incurred under this section or the fees
69		-	required by Section 521.421 or 522.029, Transportation Code, as
70		-	applicable.
71		-	SECTION 3. Section 521.421(a-1), Transportation Code, is
72		-	amended to read as follows:
73		-	(a-1) The fee for a renewal driver's license or a personal
74		-	identification certificate issued under Section 501.0165,
75		-	Government Code, or Section 841.153, Health and Safety Code, as
76		-	applicable, is $5.
77		-	SECTION 4. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended
78		-	by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (n) to read as
79		-	follows:
80		-	(a) The fee for a commercial driver's license issued by the
81		-	department is $96, except as provided by Subsections (f), (h), (j),
82		-	(k), [and] (m), and (n).
83		-	(n) The fee for a renewal commercial driver's license issued
84		-	under Section 501.0165, Government Code, is $5.
85		-	SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date
	70	+	SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
	71	+	amended by adding Section 501.0167 to read as follows:
	72	+	Sec. 501.0167. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH
	73	+	INFORMATION ON VOTING. When an inmate is discharged or is released
	74	+	on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the
	75	+	department shall provide the inmate with a document explaining the
	76	+	procedure for restoring the inmate's eligibility to register to
	77	+	vote after a felony conviction in accordance with Section
	78	+	13.001(a)(4), Election Code.
	79	+	SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
86	80		of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the
87	81		Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, and the vital
88	82		statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services shall
89	83		update as necessary the memorandum of understanding and rules
90	84		required by Section 501.0165(c), Government Code, as amended by
91	85		this Act.
92		-	SECTION 6. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	86	+	SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only
93	87		to the discharge or release of an inmate on parole, mandatory
94	88		supervision, or conditional pardon that occurs on or after December
95	89		1, 2021. A discharge or release that occurs before that date is
96	90		governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
97	91		of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that
98	92		purpose.
99		-	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
	93	+	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.