SRC-CDH H.B. 1055 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1055
By: Tillery (Carona)
State Affairs
5-18-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, a juvenile may obtain a driver's license despite the fact that
he or she has failed to appear in court or pay a fine in connection with a
misdemeanor.  H.B. 1055 extends the Department of Public Safety's
authority to deny a license to juveniles for all outstanding delinquent
misdemeanors punishable by fine.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1055 establishes provisions regarding denial of a
driver's license to a juvenile for failure to appear in court or pay a
fine in connection with a misdemeanor. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 521.201, Transportation Code, to prohibit the
Department of Public Safety from issuing any license to a person who has
been reported by a court for failure to appear or default in payment of a
fine for a misdemeanor that is not covered under Subdivision (7) and that
is punishable by a fine only, including a misdemeanor under a municipal
ordinance, committed by a person who was under 17 years of age at the time
of the alleged offense, unless the court has filed an additional report on
final disposition of the case. 

SECTION 2. Effective date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.