By: Shapiro S.B. No. 184 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to a driver's license that authorizes the operation of a 1-2 motorcycle. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended 1-5 by amending Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection (f) to 1-6 read as follows: 1-7 (b) The fee for renewal of a Class M license or for renewal 1-8 of a license that includes authorization to operate a motorcycle is 1-9 $21. 1-10 (e) An applicant who changes from a lower to a higher class 1-11 of license or who adds a type of vehicle other than a motorcycle to 1-12 the license shall pay a $10 fee for the required examination. 1-13 (f) An applicant applying for additional authorization to 1-14 operate a motorcycle shall pay a $15 fee for the required 1-15 application. 1-16 SECTION 2. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended 1-17 by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsections (f) and 1-18 (g) to read as follows: 1-19 (a) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial 1-20 driver learner's permit issued by the department is $40, except as 1-21 provided by Subsection (f). 1-22 (d) An applicant who is changing a class of license, 1-23 endorsement, or restriction or who is adding a class of vehicle 2-1 other than a motorcycle to the license must pay a fee of $10 for 2-2 the examination, except for a renewal or original issuance of a 2-3 commercial driver's license. 2-4 (f) The fee for renewal of a commercial driver's license 2-5 that includes authorization to operate a motorcycle, and the fee 2-6 for a commercial driver learner's permit that includes 2-7 authorization to operate a motorcycle, is $45. 2-8 (g) An applicant who is applying for additional 2-9 authorization to operate a motorcycle shall pay a fee of $15 for 2-10 the examination. 2-11 SECTION 3. Chapter 662, Transportation Code, is amended by 2-12 adding Section 662.011 to read as follows: 2-13 Sec. 662.011. MOTORCYCLE EDUCATION FUND ACCOUNT. (a) Of 2-14 each fee collected under Sections 521.421(b) and (f) and Sections 2-15 522.029(f) and (g), the Department of Public Safety shall send $5 2-16 to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the motorcycle 2-17 education fund account. 2-18 (b) Money deposited to the credit of the motorcycle 2-19 education fund account may be used only to defray the cost of 2-20 administering the motorcycle operator training and safety program. 2-21 SECTION 4. (a) In addition to the new changes in law made 2-22 by this Act, this Act conforms the Transportation Code to the 2-23 changes in law made by Subdivision (38), Section 1, Chapter 1058, 2-24 Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995. 2-25 (b) To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over 3-1 another Act of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, 3-2 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted 3-3 codes. 3-4 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. The 3-5 changes in law made by this Act to a fee that an applicant under 3-6 Chapters 521 and 522, Transportation Code, must pay apply only to a 3-7 person who applies to the Department of Public Safety on or after 3-8 September 1, 1997, for renewal of a Class M driver's license or for 3-9 the addition to the person's driver's license or commercial 3-10 learner's permit or driver's license of authorization to operate a 3-11 motorcycle. The fee required of a person who applies to the 3-12 Department of Public Safety before September 1, 1997, for renewal 3-13 of a Class M driver's license or for the addition of authorization 3-14 to operate a motorcycle is covered by the law in effect on the date 3-15 the person applied to the Department of Public Safety, and the 3-16 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 3-17 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the 3-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.