87R11389 DRS-D
By: Hefner H.B. No. 3926
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of temporary vehicle tags in the offense
of tampering with a governmental record.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.01(2), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(2) "Governmental record" means:
(A) anything belonging to, received by, or kept
by government for information, including a court record;
(B) anything required by law to be kept by others
for information of government;
(C) a license, certificate, permit, seal, title,
letter of patent, or similar document issued by government, by
another state, or by the United States;
(D) a standard proof of motor vehicle liability
insurance form described by Section 601.081, Transportation Code, a
certificate of an insurance company described by Section 601.083 of
that code, a document purporting to be such a form or certificate
that is not issued by an insurer authorized to write motor vehicle
liability insurance in this state, an electronic submission in a
form described by Section 502.046(i), Transportation Code, or an
evidence of financial responsibility described by Section 601.053
of that code;
(E) an official ballot or other election record;
[or]
(F) the written documentation a mobile food unit
is required to obtain under Section 437.0074, Health and Safety
Code; or
(G) a temporary tag issued under Chapter 502 or
503, Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. Section 521.3466(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A license is automatically revoked on final conviction
of the license holder of an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code,
if the governmental record was a motor vehicle license plate or
registration insignia, within the meaning of Chapter 502, a
temporary tag issued under Chapter 502 or 503, or a vehicle
inspection report, within the meaning of Chapter 548.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.