JWW H.B. 171 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC SAFETY
H.B. 171
By: Driver
3-6-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

Currently the offense of knowingly providing false information on the
application for a Texas driver's license or personal identification card
is a class B or C misdemeanor.  However, this same offense, tampering with
a government record, is a class A misdemeanor under Section 37.10, Penal
Code. 

PURPOSE

This bill will make an offense under Section 521.454, Transportation Code,
a class A misdemeanor. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1 Section 521.454(c), Transportation Code is amended to make any
offense under   this section a class A misdemeanor.  It removes all
language making any offense   a class B or C misdemeanor. 

SECTION 2 This bill applies only to offenses committed after the effective
date.  All offenses   committed before the effective date are subject to
the former law. 

SECTION 3 Effective Date: September 1, 1997

SECTION 4 Emergency Clause