SRC-PNG H.B. 2032 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2032
76R8575 DWS-FBy: Kuempel (Armbrister)
State Affairs
5/14/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, Department of Public Safety (department) personnel are required
to obtain the driver's license and the vehicle registration of a convicted
person if the person fails to surrender these items after receiving a
notice. This creates time consuming bookkeeping requirements for the
department. H.B. 2032 authorizes the department to require a license holder
who has had a license suspended or revoked by the department to surrender
the license to the department. This bill authorizes the department to
return a suspended license to the holder on the expiration of the
suspension period. This bill also authorizes the department to require the
person to send to the department the person's driver's license and vehicle
registration. It authorizes the department to direct a department employee
to obtain and send to the department the driver's license and vehicle
registration of a person who fails to send the person's license or
registration. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2032 establishes provisions regarding the surrender of a
suspended or revoked driver's license or vehicle registration. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is granted to the Department of Public Safety in
SECTION 3 (Section 601.372, Transportation Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 521.308, Transportation Code, to authorize,
rather than require, the Department of Public Safety (department) to
require a license holder who has had the person's license suspended or
revoked by the department to surrender the license to the department.
Authorizes, rather than requires, the department to return a suspended
license to the holder on the expiration of the suspension period.  

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 521.347(a), Transportation Code, to authorize,
rather than require, the court that convicts a person of an offense for
which this chapter or Chapter 522, Transportation Code, requires automatic
suspension of the person's driver's license to require the person to
surrender to the court each driver's license held by the person.  

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 601.372(c), Transportation Code, to authorize
the department, by rule, to require the person to send the person's drivers
license, rather than requiring the person to send the driver's license, and
vehicle registrations no later than 10 days after receiving written notice
from the department.  

SECTION 4.  Amends Section 601.373(b), Transportation Code, to authorize,
rather than require, the department to direct a department employee to
obtain and send to the department the driver's license and vehicle
registration of a person who fails to send the person's license or
registration in accordance with Section 601.372.  

SECTION 5. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 6. Emergency clause.