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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration date of a driver's license; increasing a |
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fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.271(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each original driver's license, provisional license, |
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learner license, or occupational driver's license issued to an |
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applicant who is a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident |
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of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into |
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the United States expires as follows: |
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(1) except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license expires on the eighth [first birthday of the license holder
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occurring after the sixth] anniversary of the date of the |
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application; |
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(2) a provisional license expires on the 18th birthday |
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of the license holder; |
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(3) a learner license expires on the 18th birthday of |
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the license holder; |
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(4) an occupational driver's license expires on the |
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first anniversary of the court order granting the license; and |
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(5) unless an earlier date is otherwise provided, a |
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driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a |
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correctional facility or a parole facility expires on the first |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the first |
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anniversary of the date of issuance. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.421(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for issuance or renewal of a license not |
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otherwise provided for by this section is $32 [$24]. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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521.271 and 521.421, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's |
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license issued or renewed on or after June 1, 2020. A driver's |
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license issued or renewed before June 1, 2020, is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |