TO:	Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2012 by Vaught (Relating to the criminal consequences of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established.), Committee Report 2nd House, As Amended

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to make driving without a valid driver’s license and without motor vehicle liability insurance punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.  Driving without a valid driver’s license and without motor vehicle liability insurance would be punishable as Class A misdemeanor if the person caused or was at fault in an accident resulting in serious bodily injury or death of another person.
 
It is assumed the number of persons convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.