JWW C.S.H.B. 1200 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS PUBLIC SAFETY C.S.H.B. 1200 By: Cuellar 4-7-97 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Currently, drivers licenses and personal identification cards expire on the first birthday following the fourth anniversary of the application date. Each subsequent application for renewal or required change (name or address) requires a sixteen dollar fee. PURPOSE This bill will allow for six year term of issuance for driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY The department is authorized to establish rules to provide for the staggered expiration of licenses, permits, and certificates under Chapters 521 and 522, Transportation Code. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1 Amends Section 521.101(f), Transportation Code, by stating that a certificate issued to a person over age 60 will not expire. SECTION 2 Amends Section 521.271, Transportation Code, as follows: (a)(1) A driver's license expires on the first birthday of the license holder following the sixth anniversary of the application date. (b) Driver's licenses issued under this section will expire on the sixth anniversary of expiration date. SECTION 3 Amends Section 521.421, Transportation Code, as follows: (a) the fee for license renewal not addressed in this section will be $24. (b) the fee for renewal of a Class M license is $32. (f) Class A, B, or C driver's license that include authorization to operate a moped or motorcycle, will be subject to an additional $8 fee. SECTION Adds Subsection (f) as follows: (f) authorizes the department to provide on request, the option of making installment payments over a one year period for the fee described in Subsection (a). SECTION 4 Amends Section 521.422, Transportation Code, as follows: (1) raises the fee for a personal identification certificate to $15 and lowers the age limit to age 60. (2) States that the renewal fee for a personal identification certificate for persons over age 60 will be $5. SECTION 5 Amends Section 521.422, Transportation Code, as follows: (a) raises fee for commercial driver's license learner's permit to $60. (b) adds this subsection to state that if a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license includes authorization to operate a moped or motorcycle, the fee is increased by $8. SECTION 6 Amends Section 523.051(a)-(d), Transportation Code, as follows: (a) a commercial driver's license expires six years after applicant's next birthday. (b) a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license learner's permit set to expire at least a year after the date of issuance expires six years after the applicant's next birthday. (c) a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license learner's permit set to expire one year after the date of issuance or has expired for less than one year expires six years after the expiration date shown on the license. (d) a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license learner's permit which has been expired between one year, but no longer than two years expires six years after the last birthday of the applicant. SECTION 7 Amends Section 522.052, Transportation Code, as follows: (b) a renewal of a commercial driver's license expired for less than one year expires six years after the expiration date shown on the commercial driver's license. (c) a renewal of a commercial driver's license expired at least one year but not more than two years expires six years after the applicant's last birthday. SECTION 8 The department is is provided authority to establish by rule a system which staggers the expiration dates of licenses, permits, and certificates under Chapters 521 and 522, Transportation Code. SECTION 9 Changes to this law apply to licenses, permits, or certificates issued or renewed on or after the effective date. SECTION 10 Effective Date: September 1, 1997 SECTION 11 Emergency Clause COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE SECTION 1 This section is added to state that a certificates issued to persons over age 60 will not expire. SECTION 2 Originally SECTION 1. Removes "AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE" from heading. This section applies only to driver's licenses. Changes the term of expiration from twelve years to six years. (c) This subsection is deleted. SECTION 3 Replaces original SECTION 3. Removes "AND CERTIFICATE" from the heading. (a) removes "or personal identification certificate" and does not remove "or renewal." Subsections (1) through (6) are deleted. (b) does not remove "Class M", deletes "not otherwise provided for by this section." Raises the renewal fee for licenses from $16 to $24. (f) this subsection is added. SECTION 4 Removes "RENEWAL" removes from heading. Removes reference to renewal of personal identification certificates. (1) this subsection is is not deleted. SECTION 5 Replaces original SECTION 5. Amends Section 522.029, Transportation Code. SECTION 6 Replaces original SECTION 6. Amends Section 522.051(a)-(d), Transportation Code. SECTION 7 Replaces original SECTION 7. This section amends Section522.051(a)-(d), Transportation Code, to comply with the six year term of issuance for driver's licenses. SECTION 8 This section is added. Original SECTION 8 becomes SECTION 10. SECTION 9 This section is added. Original SECTION 9 becomes SECTION 11.