| TO: | Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2851 by Mallory Caraway ( Relating to deferral of certain surcharge payments for military personnel deployed outside of the continental United States.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish a deferral program for Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) surcharges for Driving While License Invalid or Without Financial Responsibility or Driving Without Valid License assessed against active duty military members who are deployed outside the United States. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. No significant fiscal implication to the state is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KM, GG, ESi
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