By Berman                                              H.B. No. 278
         77R46 WP-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to requiring proof of liability insurance when renewing a
 1-3     driver's license.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 521.143(a), Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  An application for an original or renewal of a driver's
 1-8     license must be accompanied by evidence of financial responsibility
 1-9     or a statement that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle for
1-10     which evidence of financial responsibility is required under
1-11     Chapter 601.  [The department may require an application for a
1-12     renewal of a driver's license to be accompanied by evidence of
1-13     financial responsibility or a statement that the applicant does not
1-14     own a motor vehicle for which evidence of financial responsibility
1-15     is required under Chapter 601.]
1-16           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.