79R3325 JD-D

By:  Carona                                                       S.B. No. 292



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the fee for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's 
license following a license suspension or denial for failure to 
pass a test for intoxication.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 524.051, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to 
read as follows:
	(a)  A driver's license suspended under this chapter may not 
be reinstated or another driver's license issued to the person 
until the person pays the department a fee of $140 [$125] in 
addition to any other fee required by law.
	(c)  Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited 
to the credit of the Texas mobility fund, except as provided by 
Subsection (d).
	(d)  If the person was arrested in a county that maintains a 
certified breath alcohol testing program but does not use the 
services of a certified technical supervisor employed by the 
department, of each fee collected under Subsection (a), the 
department shall remit $15 to the treasurer of that county.  Money 
received by a county under this subsection may be used only to 
defray the costs incurred by the county for the use of the services 
of a certified technical supervisor employed by the county in 
connection with the enforcement of this chapter.
	SECTION 2.  The changes made to Section 524.051, 
Transportation Code, by this Act apply only to the reinstatement or 
issuance of a driver's license that is applied for on or after 
September 1, 2005.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.