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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to |
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allow blood pressure machines to be located in driver's license |
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offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter P to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER P. AVAILABILITY OF BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINES |
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IN DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICES |
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Sec. 411.441. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Blood pressure machine" means a device that |
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measures a person's blood pressure and displays the person's blood |
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pressure reading. |
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(2) "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 521.001, Transportation Code. |
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Sec. 411.442. BLOOD PRESSURE MACHINE. (a) The department |
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may allow a blood pressure machine to be located in an office |
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authorized to issue driver's licenses in this state. |
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(b) A blood pressure machine described by Subsection (a): |
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(1) must be made available at no cost to the state; and |
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(2) may not display an advertisement. |
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(c) The department may not: |
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(1) require an applicant for a driver's license to |
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obtain a blood pressure reading from a blood pressure machine |
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described by Subsection (a) as a condition of being issued a |
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driver's license; or |
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(2) charge a fee to obtain a blood pressure reading |
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from a blood pressure machine described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |