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AN ACT
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relating to the period of certain driver's license suspensions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.293, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.293. PERIOD OF SUSPENSION UNDER SECTION 521.292. |
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If [(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if] the person does |
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not request a hearing, the period of license suspension under |
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Section 521.292 is 90 days. |
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[(b)
If the department determines that the person engaged in
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conduct described by Section 521.292(a)(1), the period of license
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suspension is extended for an additional period of the lesser of:
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[(1) the term of the original suspension; or
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[(2) one year.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.312(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c)[, Section
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521.293(b),] or Subchapter O, the department may not suspend a |
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license for a period that exceeds one year. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a driver's license suspension based on conduct that occurred on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license |
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suspension based on conduct that occurred before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this Act, conduct occurred before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the conduct occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 162 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 162 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |