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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to registration as an organ donor at the time of motor |
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vehicle registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.189, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An office authorized to issue motor vehicle |
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registrations shall: |
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(1) specifically ask each person who registers a motor |
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vehicle or renews a motor vehicle registration at that office only |
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the question, "Would you like to register as an organ donor?"; and |
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(2) if the person responds affirmatively to the |
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question asked under Subdivision (1), provide the person's name, |
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date of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and |
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other information needed for identification purposes at the time of |
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donation to the nonprofit organization designated to maintain and |
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administer the statewide donor registry under Section 692A.020, |
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Health and Safety Code, for inclusion in the registry. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |