88R3008 JRR-F
By: Patterson H.B. No. 842
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the extension of the period of a driver's
license suspension for certain driving while license invalid
convictions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.343, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if [If] the
license holder is convicted of operating a motor vehicle while the
license to operate a motor vehicle is cancelled, disqualified,
suspended, revoked, or denied, the period is extended for the same
term as the original suspension or disqualification, in addition to
any penalty assessed under this chapter or Chapter 522.
(d) The department may not extend the period a person's
driver's license is suspended under Subsection (c) for a conviction
of an offense under Section 521.457 if:
(1) the offense was committed before September 1,
2019; and
(2) the person was convicted of the offense after
August 31, 2023.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.