HBA-MPA, BTC H.B. 318 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 318 By: Driver Public Safety 3/25/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently it is a Class B misdemeanor to knowingly provide false information on an application for a driver's license or personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This same offense is a Class A misdemeanor under Section 37.10 (Tampering with Governmental Records), Penal Code. H.B. 318 amends the Transportation Code to make the penalty for knowingly providing false information on an application for a driver's license or DPS-issued personal identification card a Class A misdemeanor. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 521.454(c), Transportation Code, to reclassify the offense under this section (False Application) from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor. Deletes the exception stating that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the matter, information, or statement falsely sworn to or affirmed relates to the cancellation, suspension, revocation, or denial of the declarant's license. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.