H.B. No. 2216
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to information required of an applicant for a driver's
  license.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
  follows:
         (e)  Subject to Subsection (e-1), the [The] application must
  include any other information the department requires to determine
  the applicant's identity, residency, competency, and eligibility
  as required by the department or state law.
         (e-1)  Other than a general inquiry as to whether the
  applicant has a mental condition that may affect the applicant's
  ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, an application may not
  include an inquiry regarding the mental health of the applicant,
  including an inquiry as to whether the applicant has been diagnosed
  with, treated for, or hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an application for a driver's license filed on or after the
  effective date of this Act. An application filed before the
  effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the
  date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2216 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2216 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor