SRC-JBJ S.B. 1033 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1033
77R6736 YDB-DBy: Ellis, Rodney
Criminal Justice
3/29/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the $100 fee for reinstatement of a person's suspended driver's
license under an administrative license revocation proceeding is
appropriated to the Department of Public Safety (department). Subsequently,
the department uses a portion of the reinstatement funds to contract with
the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to conduct hearings.
This puts the department in the position of collecting and holding fees
procured from individuals the department is charging under revocation
proceedings then using those funds to contract with SOAH to hear the case.
As proposed, S.B. 1033 removes the necessity of the contract by increasing
the fee to $125 and authorizing $25 of the fee to be directly appropriated
to SOAH.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency.   

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 524.051(a), Transportation Code, to prohibit a
driver's license suspended under this chapter from being reinstated or
another driver's license issued to the person until the person pays to the
Department of Public Safety a fee of $125, rather than $100, in addition to
any other fee required by law.  Authorizes $25 of each fee collected under
this subsection to be appropriated only to the State Office of
Administrative Hearings to cover the costs of hearings conducted by that
office under this chapter and Chapter 724.  

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 724.046, Transportation Code, by amending
Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c), to make conforming changes. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.