Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4674 by Phillips (Relating to the regulation of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, including enforcement measures against fictitious or fraudulently obtained licenses or certificates; providing a criminal penalty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapters 521 and 522 of the Transportation Code, which would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to adopt rules establishing a system to detect multiple instances of addresses on driver licenses and identification certificates that could indicate fraud. The bill authorizes DPS to contract with a third party data verification service to assist in implementing this requirement. The bill also would prohibit the use of a post office box or private mail facility as a residence address. The bill states an applicant may receive delivery of a license or identification certificate at a post office box, but must provide a physical address and DPS may require documentation of the physical address. The Department may contract with a third party to verify a physical address.
This bill takes effect immediately if two-thirds of the members in both the House of Representatives and the Senate vote to approve this bill. If not, the bill takes effect on September 1, 2009.
DPS anticipates no significant fiscal impact to their agency.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.