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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of a state judge for purposes of state |
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driver's license and personal identification laws. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.001(a)(8-a), Transportation Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(8-a) "State judge" means: |
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(A) the judge of an appellate court, a district |
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court, [or] a county court at law, or a statutory probate court of |
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this state; or |
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(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter |
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201, Family Code, Chapter 54A, Government Code, or Chapter 574, |
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Health and Safety Code. |
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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, 2015. |