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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 88(R)

House Bill 842	House Author: Patterson
Effective: 9-1-23	Senate Sponsor: Whitmire

House Bill 842 amends the Transportation Code to prohibit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from suspending a person's driver's license for driving with an invalid license or from extending the period of such a suspension if the offense was committed before September 1, 2019, the person was convicted after August 31, 2023, and the person pays DPS any fee required for license reinstatement. This prohibition does not apply to a commercial driver's license or a person who was transporting hazardous materials or operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense.