Bill Text: TX SB1201 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the waiver of certain driver responsibility program surcharges on proof of commitment to enlist in the armed forces.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-07 - Referred to Transportation [SB1201 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB1201-Introduced.html

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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.