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  H.B. No. 87
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to information provided to minors during the driver's
  license application process.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 521.145(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall provide the applicant and the
  cosigner with information concerning state laws relating to
  distracted driving, driving while intoxicated, driving by a minor
  with alcohol in the minor's system, and implied consent. The
  applicant and cosigner must acknowledge receipt of this
  information.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 87 was passed by the House on April
  26, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 87 was passed by the Senate on May 15,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor