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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal |
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for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or |
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failure to satisfy a judgment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 133.124, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 133.124. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRANSPORTATION |
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ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ACCOUNT. The transportation administrative fee |
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account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account |
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consists of money allocated to the account under Section |
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133.102(e). [Money in the account may be appropriated only to the |
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Department of Public Safety to defray the administrative costs |
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associated with implementing Chapter 706, Transportation Code.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.042(f), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g) [and Chapter 706], |
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the department may not consider a record of a conviction of a |
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license holder that is received by the department after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the conviction in a decision to impose an |
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enforcement action against the license holder, including a decision |
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to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license holder's driver's |
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license. |
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SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Transportation |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 521.317; |
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(2) Section 521.3452(b); and |
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(3) Chapter 706. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |