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House Bill 1888 |
House Author: Capriglione |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Taylor, Van |
House Bill 1888 amends Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, and Transportation Code provisions to bring certain statutes into compliance with federal regulations relating to commercial driver learner's permits and the process to issue a license to a person domiciled in a foreign country. Among other provisions, the bill provides for a penalty enhancement for a subsequent offense of driving a commercial motor vehicle without a license or permit under certain circumstances, sets out certain requirements for a commercial learner's permit, revises the application requirements for a commercial driver's license applicable to applicants domiciled in certain foreign jurisdictions, and establishes new fees. The bill authorizes the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a commercial learner's permit with endorsements authorizing the driving of a passenger vehicle, a school bus, or a tank vehicle. While previous law prohibited the renewal of a commercial learner's permit, the bill authorizes a one-time renewal of such a permit. The bill sets out the circumstances under which DPS must remove a license or permit holder's commercial driver's license privilege for failure to provide information relating to the holder's self-certification of medical status.
House Bill 1888 clarifies that when the thumbprint of an applicant for a personal identification card, a driver's license, or a commercial driver's license cannot be taken, DPS may take only the applicant's index fingerprints. DPS is required to delete or redact from its records not later than December 31, 2015, any other fingerprint collected from such an applicant, including those taken as part of a full set of fingerprints. The bill authorizes the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or a county assessor-collector to register a vehicle that is not in compliance with the applicable inspection requirements if the vehicle is located in another state at the time of the application for registration and the applicant certifies that the applicant will comply with those requirements once the vehicle is operated in Texas and makes it a Class C misdemeanor offense for the person to operate the vehicle in Texas without complying with the inspection requirements.
House Bill 1888 takes effect January 1, 2016, except that provisions regarding the self-certification of medical status take effect January 30, 2016.