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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the extension of the period of a driver's |
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license suspension for certain driving while license invalid |
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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 521.343, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if [If] the |
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license holder is convicted of operating a motor vehicle while the |
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license to operate a motor vehicle is cancelled, disqualified, |
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suspended, revoked, or denied, the period is extended for the same |
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term as the original suspension or disqualification, in addition to |
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any penalty assessed under this chapter or Chapter 522. |
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(d) The department may not extend the period a person's |
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driver's license is suspended under Subsection (c) for a conviction |
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of an offense under Section 521.457 if: |
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(1) the offense was committed before September 1, |
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2019; and |
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(2) the person was convicted of the offense after |
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August 31, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |