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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to licenses and similar documents issued by certain |
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foreign governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.01(2), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(2) "Governmental record" means: |
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(A) anything belonging to, received by, or kept |
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by government for information, including a court record; |
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(B) anything required by law to be kept by others |
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for information of government; |
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(C) a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, |
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letter of patent, or similar document issued by government, by |
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another state, [or] by the United States, or by a foreign government |
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engaged in a reciprocal treaty or memorandum of understanding with |
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the United States; |
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(D) a standard proof of motor vehicle liability |
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insurance form described by Section 601.081, Transportation Code, a |
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certificate of an insurance company described by Section 601.083 of |
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that code, a document purporting to be such a form or certificate |
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that is not issued by an insurer authorized to write motor vehicle |
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liability insurance in this state, an electronic submission in a |
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form described by Section 502.046(i), Transportation Code, or an |
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evidence of financial responsibility described by Section 601.053 |
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of that code; |
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(E) an official ballot or other election record; |
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or |
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(F) the written documentation a mobile food unit |
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is required to obtain under Section 437.0074, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.015, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.015. LICENSE OR PERMIT ISSUED BY OTHER |
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JURISDICTION. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a [A] person may |
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drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if: |
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(1) either: |
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(A) the person has a commercial driver's license |
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or a commercial learner's permit issued by [: |
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[(A)] another state in accordance with the |
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minimum federal standards for the issuance of a commercial motor |
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vehicle driver's license; or |
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(B) the person: |
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(i) has a commercial driver's license or a |
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commercial learner's permit issued by a foreign jurisdiction the |
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testing and licensing standards of which the United States |
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Department of Transportation has determined meet the requirements |
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of the federal act; and |
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(ii) is authorized under federal law to |
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work in the United States; |
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(2) the person's license or permit is appropriate for |
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the class of vehicle being driven; |
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(3) the person is not disqualified from driving a |
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commercial motor vehicle and is not subject to an out-of-service |
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order; |
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(4) the person has not had a domicile in this state for |
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more than 30 days; and |
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(5) if the person has a permit, the person also has a |
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driver's license issued by the same jurisdiction that issued the |
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permit. |
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(b) If a person has a commercial driver's license or a |
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commercial learner's permit described by Subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) |
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and is not authorized under federal law to work in the United States |
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but satisfies all of the other requirements of Subsection (a), the |
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person may drive a commercial motor vehicle only in a county |
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bordering the United Mexican States. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |