Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 953	Senate Author:  Whitmire
Effective:  9-1-11	House Sponsor:  Madden

            Senate Bill 953 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a court granting an occupational driver's license to require as a condition of the license that the person submit to periodic testing for alcohol or controlled substances if the person's license has been suspended for failure to pass a test for intoxication, for refusal to provide a specimen, or as a result of the person's conviction of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The bill authorizes the court granting an occupational license to order the person receiving the license to pay a monthly administrative fee and to submit to supervision by a local community supervision and corrections department to verify compliance with the conditions in the order granting the license and includes provisions relating to the duration of supervision. The bill requires as conditions for such a license restricting the person to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device and requiring the person to submit to periodic testing for alcohol or controlled substances.

            Senate Bill 953 amends the Government Code to increase from $40 to $60 the maximum amount of the administrative fee assessed against an individual who participates in certain community supervision programs.