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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition by the Department of Public Safety of |
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administrative and civil consequences for certain criminal |
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convictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.042, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g) and Chapter 706, |
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the department may not consider a record of a conviction of a |
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license holder that is received by the department after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the conviction in a decision to impose an |
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enforcement action against the license holder, including a decision |
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to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license holder's driver's |
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license. |
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(g) The department may consider a record of a conviction of |
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a license holder that is received by the department after the first |
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anniversary of the date of the conviction in a decision to impose an |
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enforcement action against the license holder if: |
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(1) the license holder: |
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(A) is a commercial driver's license holder or |
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was a commercial driver's license holder at the time of the offense; |
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(B) was operating a commercial motor vehicle at |
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the time of the offense; or |
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(C) was operating a motor vehicle and |
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transporting a hazardous material at the time of the offense; or |
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(2) the conviction is for an offense under Chapter 49, |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3647 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3647 on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 2, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3647 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |