86R9186 MP-D
 
  By: Miles S.B. No. 1201
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the waiver of certain driver responsibility program
  surcharges on proof of commitment to enlist in the armed forces.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 708, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 708.1571 to read as follows:
         Sec. 708.1571.  UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ENLISTMENT
  COMMITMENT WAIVER. (a)  The department shall waive all surcharges
  assessed under this chapter for a person who commits to enlist in
  the United States armed forces.  Only unpaid surcharges assessed on
  or before the date a person commits to enlist may be waived.
         (b)  The department shall require a person requesting a
  waiver under this section to provide proof of the person's
  commitment to enlist in the United States armed forces.  The
  department shall adopt rules relating to the proof of entitlement
  to this waiver.
         SECTION 2.  Section 708.1571, Transportation Code, as added
  by this Act, applies to a surcharge pending on the effective date of
  this Act regardless of when the surcharge was assessed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.