HBA-NRS S.B. 293 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 293
By: West, Royce
Public Safety
4/17/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to ensure
that information obtained from a driver's license, commercial driver's
license, or identification certificate is used only for law enforcement or
governmental purposes. Senate Bill 293 authorizes DPS to permit use of the
information by a seller or lessor of goods or services to prevent a
criminal offense. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 293 amends the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas
Department of Public Safety to permit use of the information on a driver's
license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate by a
seller or lessor of goods or services only for the purpose of preventing a
specific criminal offense by the seller or lessor or by a customer of the
seller or lessor and the seller or lessor does not retain the information
after it is no longer needed to prevent that offense. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.