Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB398 by Schwertner (Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver’s license or personal identification certificate and used for the department’s image verification system.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require both thumbprints and fingerprints as part of an individual's application for a personal identification certificate, driver's license, or commercial driver's license or permit. It is assumed any costs associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within current resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.