88R14288 AJZ-F
By: Dutton H.B. No. 2866
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements for the renewal of a driver's license,
personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license,
or commercial learner's permit for a sex offender.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 62.060(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) The person shall annually renew [in person] each
driver's license or personal identification certificate issued by
the department to the person, including each renewal, duplicate, or
corrected license or certificate, until the person's duty to
register under this chapter expires.
SECTION 2. Section 521.103(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may issue an original or renewal personal
identification certificate to a person whose driver's license or
personal identification certificate record indicates that the
person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62,
Code of Criminal Procedure, only if the person:
(1) applies in person for the issuance of an initial
[a] certificate under this section; and
(2) pays a fee of $20.
SECTION 3. Section 521.272(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may issue an original or renewal driver's
license to a person whose driver's license or personal
identification certificate record indicates that the person is
subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of
Criminal Procedure, only if the person:
(1) applies in person for the issuance of an initial
[a] license under this section; and
(2) pays the fee required by Section 521.421(h).
SECTION 4. Section 521.274(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A rule adopted under this section:
(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal
under this section;
(2) [may not permit a person subject to the
registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means;
[(3)] may not permit renewal by mail or electronic
means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or
older; and
(3) [(4)] must allow for the renewal of a driver's
license by electronic means, regardless of when the license
expires, of:
(A) a person who:
(i) is on active duty in the armed forces of
the United States; and
(ii) is absent from the state; and
(B) the spouse or dependent child of a person
described by Paragraph (A).
SECTION 5. Section 522.033(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may issue an original or renewal
commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit to a
person whose driver's license or personal identification
certificate record indicates that the person is subject to the
registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure, only if the person is otherwise eligible for the
commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit and:
(1) applies in person for the issuance of an initial
[a] license or permit under this section; and
(2) pays a fee of:
(A) $20 for a commercial driver's license; or
(B) $24 for a commercial learner's permit.
SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a driver's license, personal identification certificate,
commercial driver's license, or commercial learner's permit issued
or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's
license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's
license, or commercial learner's permit issued or renewed before
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when
the license, certificate, or permit was issued or renewed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.