87R1292 BEE-D
By: Murr H.B. No. 3865
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the verification of the status of certain driver's
licenses before renting a motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.460(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person
until:
(1) inspecting the driver's license of the renter and
comparing and verifying the signature on the renter's driver's
license with the renter's signature written in the person's
presence; and
(2) if the renter is a resident of this state,
verifying with the department, or a private vendor that has
contracted with the department under Section 521.055(e), that the
renter's driver's license is valid.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.