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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extension of a driver's license suspension or |
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disqualification following certain convictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.343(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If the license holder is convicted of operating a motor |
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vehicle while the license to operate a motor vehicle is cancelled, |
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disqualified, suspended, revoked, or denied, the period is extended |
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for 90 days [the same term as the original suspension or |
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disqualification], in addition to any penalty assessed under this |
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chapter or Chapter 522. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a determination of suspension or disqualification made by the |
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Department of Public Safety on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A determination made before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the determination was made, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |