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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain information reported to county voter registrars |
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and to the Department of Public Safety and to the cancellation of a |
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driver's license based on that information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.001(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Once each week, on a day specified by the secretary of |
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state, the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health |
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Services [Bureau of Vital Statistics] shall furnish to the |
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secretary of state available information specified by the secretary |
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relating to deceased residents of the state. Not later than the |
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fifth business day after the date the secretary of state receives |
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the information from the department [Periodically], the secretary |
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shall furnish to the appropriate voter registrars information |
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obtained from the department [bureau] that will assist in |
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identifying the deceased registered voters of each county. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.209 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.209. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later |
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than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a |
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copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health |
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and Safety Code, the department shall cancel a license issued to the |
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person under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 191, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 191.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.030. RECORDS FILED WITH COUNTY AND DEPARTMENT OF |
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PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) Not later than the 10th day of each month, the |
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local registrar shall file with the commissioners court or the |
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county auditor, as appropriate, a copy of each death certificate |
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filed with the local registrar during the preceding month. |
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(b) Each copy must show the local registrar's file date and |
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signature. |
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(c) The copies shall be deposited in the county clerk's |
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office. |
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(d) This section does not apply in a municipality that has |
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an ordinance requiring that a copy of each birth, death, and fetal |
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death certificate be permanently filed in the office of the |
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municipality's registrar. |
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(e) Not later than the fifth business day after the date the |
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local registrar files a copy of a certificate under Subsection (a), |
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the local registrar shall file a copy of each death certificate |
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filed with the local registrar during the preceding month with the |
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Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.011. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later |
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than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a |
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copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health |
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and Safety Code, the department shall cancel a driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate issued to the person under this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 5. Chapter 521A, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 521A.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521A.002. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later |
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than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a |
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copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health |
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and Safety Code, the department shall cancel an election |
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identification certificate issued to the person under this chapter. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter A, Chapter 522, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 522.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.008. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later |
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than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a |
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copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health |
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and Safety Code, the department shall cancel a commercial driver's |
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license or commercial driver learner's permit issued to the person |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 7. 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. |