1-1 By: Raymond (Senate Sponsor - Luna) H.B. No. 1166 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 7, 1993; 1-3 April 13, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Jurisprudence; May 11, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 11, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Henderson x 1-9 Harris of Tarrant x 1-10 Brown x 1-11 Harris of Dallas x 1-12 Luna x 1-13 Parker x 1-14 West x 1-15 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Luna 1-16 On page 1, line 54, after the word "support" add the 1-17 following language before the ".": 1-18 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-19 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-20 On page 1, line 59, after the word "support" add the 1-21 following language before the ",": 1-22 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-23 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-24 On page 2, line 1, after the word "support" add the following 1-25 language before the ",": 1-26 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-27 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-28 On page 2, line 11, after the word "support" add the 1-29 following language before the ".": 1-30 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-31 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-32 On page 2, line 16, after the word "support" add the 1-33 following language before the ",": 1-34 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-35 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-36 On page 2, line 22, after the word "support" add the 1-37 following language before the ",": 1-38 "or for the enforcement of a court order relating to the 1-39 managing conservatorship or possession or access of a child" 1-40 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-41 AN ACT 1-42 relating to use of social security numbers of driver's license 1-43 applicants to assist in child support enforcement. 1-44 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-45 SECTION 1. Chapter 173, Acts of the 47th Legislature, 1-46 Regular Session, 1941 (Article 6687b, Vernon's Texas Civil 1-47 Statutes), is amended by adding Section 6A to read as follows: 1-48 Sec. 6A. USE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICANT'S SOCIAL 1-49 SECURITY NUMBER. (a) Information on a driver's license 1-50 application relating to the applicant's social security number may 1-51 be released to or used by the Department, the child support 1-52 enforcement division of the attorney general's office, or another 1-53 state entity responsible for enforcing the payment of child 1-54 support. 1-55 (b) The Department shall enter an applicant's social 1-56 security number in the Department's electronic data base but may 1-57 not print the number on the applicant's driver's license. 1-58 (c) On request of a state entity responsible for 1-59 investigating or enforcing the payment of child support, the 1-60 Department shall provide information regarding an applicant's 1-61 social security number. 1-62 (d) Information made available under this section may be 1-63 used by the child support enforcement division of the attorney 1-64 general's office, or another state entity responsible for enforcing 1-65 the payment of child support, only to carry out its duties. 1-66 SECTION 2. The Texas Commercial Driver's License Act 1-67 (Article 6687b-2, Revised Statutes) is amended by adding Section 1-68 18A to read as follows: 2-1 Sec. 18A. RELEASE OF APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR 2-2 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. (a) Information on a driver's license 2-3 application relating to the applicant's social security number may 2-4 be released to or used by the Department, the child support 2-5 enforcement division of the attorney general's office, or another 2-6 state entity responsible for enforcing the payment of child 2-7 support. 2-8 (b) The Department shall enter an applicant's social 2-9 security number in the Department's electronic data base but may 2-10 not print the number on the applicant's driver's license. 2-11 (c) On request of a state entity responsible for 2-12 investigating or enforcing the payment of child support, the 2-13 Department shall provide information regarding the social security 2-14 number of an applicant for a commercial driver's license. 2-15 (d) Information made available under this section may be 2-16 used by the child support enforcement division of the attorney 2-17 general's office, or another state entity responsible for enforcing 2-18 the payment of child support, only to carry out its duties. 2-19 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and 2-20 applies only to a license or license renewal under Chapter 173, 2-21 Acts of the 47th Legislature, Regular Session, 1941 (Article 6687b, 2-22 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or the Texas Commercial Driver's 2-23 License Act (Article 6687b-2, Revised Statutes), for which 2-24 application is made on or after the Act's effective date. A 2-25 license or license renewal for which application is made before the 2-26 Act's effective date is subject to the law then in effect and the 2-27 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-28 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-29 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-30 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-31 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-32 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-33 * * * * * 2-34 Austin, 2-35 Texas 2-36 May 11, 1993 2-37 Hon. Bob Bullock 2-38 President of the Senate 2-39 Sir: 2-40 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B. No. 2-41 1166, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 2-42 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 2-43 pass, as amended, and be printed. 2-44 Henderson, 2-45 Chairman 2-46 * * * * * 2-47 WITNESSES 2-48 FOR AGAINST ON 2-49 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-50 Name: E. Shaw x 2-51 Representing: Self 2-52 City: Houston 2-53 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-54 Name: Cecelia Burke x 2-55 Representing: Atty General 2-56 City: Austin 2-57 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-58 FOR AGAINST ON 2-59 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-60 Name: D. L. Buzbee x 2-61 Representing: Self 2-62 City: Houston 2-63 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-64 Name: Aubrey Vaughan x 2-65 Representing: Self 2-66 City: Houston 2-67 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-68 Name: Ivie Rich x 2-69 Representing: DPS 2-70 City: 3-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2 Name: Sandy Kibby x 3-3 Representing: Texas PTA 3-4 City: Austin 3-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-6 Name: Bob Green x 3-7 Representing: Tx Fathers Alliance 3-8 City: Austin 3-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-10 Name: R. L. Green x 3-11 Representing: Tx Fathers Alliance 3-12 City: Austin 3-13 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-14 Name: Jimmy Boyd x 3-15 Representing: 3-16 City: Austin 3-17 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-18 Name: John T. Wells x 3-19 Representing: Self 3-20 City: Washington 3-21 -------------------------------------------------------------------