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Senate Bill 976 |
Senate Author: Hughes et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Martinez |
Senate Bill 976 amends the Transportation Code to require a vehicle registration application to provide space for an applicant to voluntarily indicate that the applicant has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication with a peace officer. The bill requires the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) the vehicle registration information of a person who makes such an indication and requires DPS to include that information in the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System for the purpose of alerting a peace officer who makes a traffic stop that the vehicle operator may have such a health condition or disability.