H.B. No. 1789




AN ACT
relating to certain obsolete documents issued in connection with the licensing of drivers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 521.054(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A person subject to this section shall notify the department of the change not later than the 30th day after the date on which the change takes effect and[, except as provided by Subsection (d), shall] apply for a duplicate license or certificate as provided by Section 521.146. SECTION 2. Section 521.424, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 521.424. DUPLICATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FEE. [(a)] The fee for a duplicate driver's license or duplicate personal identification certificate is $10. [(b) The fee for a duplicate disability certificate or duplicate health condition certificate is $5.] SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Transportation Code are repealed: (1) Sections 521.054(d), (e), and (f); (2) Section 521.102; and (3) Section 521.423. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1789 was passed by the House on May 9, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1789 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor