H.B. No. 2551
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to cosigners on driver's license applications of minors.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 521.145(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The application of an applicant under 18 years of age
  must be signed by:
               (1)  the parent or guardian who has custody of the
  applicant or the agent under a power of attorney for the parent who
  has custody of the applicant; or
               (2)  if the applicant has no parent or guardian:
                     (A)  the applicant's employer; or
                     (B)  the county judge of the county in which the
  applicant resides.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2551 was passed by the House on April
  18, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2551 was passed by the Senate on May
  10, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor