LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 25, 2011

TO:	Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB598 by Jackson, Jim (Relating to requiring certain applicants for motor vehicle registration to provide proof that the applicant holds a valid driver's license.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to prohibit a county assessor-collector from registering a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver. The bill would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to prescribe rules for the acceptable proof of a valid driver’s license.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, TP