H.B. No. 84
 
AN ACT
relating to issuance and renewal of a driver's license of an elderly
person.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as "Katie's Law."
       SECTION 2.  Section 521.271, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       Sec. 521.271.  LICENSE EXPIRATION.  (a)  Each original
driver's license and provisional license expires as follows:
             (1)  except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's
license expires on the first birthday of the license holder
occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the
application;
             (2)  a provisional license expires on the earlier of:
                   (A)  the 18th birthday of the license holder; or
                   (B)  the first birthday of the license holder
occurring after the date of the application;
             (3)  an instruction permit expires on the second
birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of the
application; and
             (4)  an occupational license expires on the first
anniversary of the court order granting the license.
       (b)  Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a [A] driver's
license that is renewed expires on the sixth anniversary of the
expiration date before renewal.
       SECTION 3.  Subchapter M, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.2711 to read as follows:
       Sec. 521.2711.  LICENSE EXPIRATION: PERSON AT LEAST 85 YEARS
OF AGE.  (a)  Each original driver's license of a person 85 years of
age or older expires on the license holder's second birthday after
the date of the license application.
       (b)  A driver's license of a person 85 years of age or older
that is renewed expires on the second anniversary of the expiration
date before renewal.
       SECTION 4.  Section 521.274(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (b)  A rule adopted under this section:
             (1)  may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal
under this section; [and]
             (2)  may not permit a person subject to the
registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; and
             (3)  may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means
of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older.
       SECTION 5.  Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
       (i)  The fee for issuance or renewal of a driver's license is
$8 for a license with an expiration date established under Section
521.2711.
       SECTION 6.  Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (j) to read as
follows:
       (a)  The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial
driver learner's permit issued by the department is $60, except as
provided by Subsections (f), [and] (h), and (j).
       (j)  The fee for issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's
license or commercial driver learner's permit is $25 for a license
with an expiration date established under Section 522.054.
       SECTION 7.  Sections 522.051(a), (b), (c), and (d),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
       (a)  Except as provided by Sections [Section] 522.033 and
522.054, an original commercial driver's license or commercial
driver learner's permit expires five years after the applicant's
next birthday.
       (b)  Except as provided by Section 522.054, a [A] commercial
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit issued to a
person holding a Texas Class A, B, C, or M license that would expire
one year or more after the date of issuance of the commercial
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit expires five
years after the applicant's next birthday.
       (c)  Except as provided by Section 522.054, a [A] commercial
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit issued to a
person holding a Texas Class A, B, C, or M license that would expire
less than one year after the date of issuance of the commercial
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit or that has
been expired for less than one year expires five years after the
expiration date shown on the Class A, B, C, or M license.
       (d)  Except as provided by Section 522.054, a [A] commercial
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit issued to a
person holding a Texas Class A, B, C, or M license that has been
expired for at least one year but not more than two years expires
five years after the applicant's last birthday.
       SECTION 8.  Sections 522.052(b), (c), and (g),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
       (b)  Except as provided by Section 522.054, a [A] renewal of
a commercial driver's license that has been expired for less than
one year expires five years after the expiration date shown on the
commercial driver's license.
       (c)  Except as provided by Section 522.054, a [A] renewal of
a commercial driver's license that has been expired for at least one
year but not more than two years expires six years after the
applicant's last birthday.
       (g)  A commercial driver's license issued under Section
522.033 or to which Section 522.054 applies may not be renewed
before the 60th day preceding the expiration date.
       SECTION 9.  Subchapter E, Chapter 522, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 522.054 to read as follows:
       Sec. 522.054.  LICENSE EXPIRATION: PERSON AT LEAST 85 YEARS
OF AGE.  (a)  Each original commercial driver's license and
commercial driver learner's permit of a person 85 years of age or
older expires on the license holder's second birthday after the
date of the license application.
       (b)  A commercial driver's license of a person 85 years of
age or older that is renewed expires on the second anniversary of
the expiration date before renewal.
       SECTION 10.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or commercial
driver learner's permit issued or renewed on or after the effective
date of this Act.
       SECTION 11.   This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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   President of the SenateSpeaker of the House      
       I certify that H.B. No. 84 was passed by the House on March
15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 84 on April 25, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House   
       I certify that H.B. No. 84 was passed by the Senate, with
       I certify that H.B. No. 84 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on April 19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31,
Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate   
APPROVED: __________________
APPROVED: __________________
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              Governor