88R3886 JRR-F     By: Davis H.B. No. 4380       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the renewal, expiration, and suspension of driver's   licenses; increasing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter M, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.2719 to read as follows:          Sec. 521.2719.  EXPIRED LICENSES. (a)  A person may renew an   expired driver's license if the person's license has not been   expired for more than 10 years.          (b)  A person whose driver's license has been expired for   more than 10 years may obtain a new driver's license by complying   with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original   driver's license.          SECTION 2.  Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:          (l)  If a person is applying for the renewal of a driver's   license that has been expired for more than 90 days, the fee for the   renewal driver's license is increased by $20.          SECTION 3.  Chapter 706, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Section 706.0045 to read as follows:          Sec. 706.0045.  PERIOD OF DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S   LICENSE. (a) Notwithstanding Section 706.004(a) or 706.006(c),   the department may deny renewal of a person's driver's license under   this chapter only until the earlier of:                (1)  the date the department receives a clearance   notice under Section 706.005; or                (2)  the 10th anniversary of the date the department or   a vendor described by Subsection (b) first received notice under   this chapter that there was cause to deny renewal of the person's   driver's license.          (b)  This subsection applies only if the department   contracts with a vendor under Section 706.008 to implement this   chapter. Each month, the vendor shall:                (1)  identify each person whose license may no longer   be denied renewal because of the expiration of the time period   described by Subsection (a)(2); and                (2)  provide the name of each person identified under   Subdivision (1) to:                      (A)  the department; and                      (B)  the applicable court in which the person   failed to appear based on a complaint or citation or failed to pay   or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine and cost in the   manner ordered by the court in a matter involving an offense   described by Section 706.002(a).          SECTION 4.  Section 706.005, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as   follows:          (a)  A political subdivision shall immediately notify the   department that there is no cause to continue to deny renewal of a   person's driver's license based on the person's previous failure to   appear or failure to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment   of a fine and cost in the manner ordered by the court in a matter   involving an offense described by Section 706.002(a), on payment of   a reimbursement fee, or on a finding by the court that the person is   indigent and not required to pay a reimbursement fee, as provided by   Section 706.006 and:                (1)  the perfection of an appeal of the case for which   the warrant of arrest was issued or judgment arose;                (2)  the dismissal of the charge for which the warrant   of arrest was issued or judgment arose, other than a dismissal with   prejudice by motion of the appropriate prosecuting attorney for   lack of evidence;                (3)  the posting of bond or the giving of other security   to reinstate the charge for which the warrant was issued;                (4)  the payment or discharge of the fine and cost owed   on an outstanding judgment of the court; [or]                (5)  if the person's license is denied renewal solely   because of the person's previous failure to appear, the person's   appearance in court in any manner authorized by law for the   underlying offense for which the person previously failed to   appear; or                (6)  any other [suitable] arrangement to satisfy [pay]   the fine and cost within the court's discretion, including any   instance in which the person enters into an arrangement with the   court to satisfy the fine and cost under a payment plan or by   performing community service.          (c)  A political subdivision that notifies the department   that there is no cause to continue to deny renewal of a person's   driver's license under Subsection (a) may notify the department if   the court subsequently determines the person failed to complete an   arrangement to satisfy the fine and cost under Subsection (a)(6),   including failure to complete payment plan installments or failure   to complete community service. On receiving the necessary   information from the political subdivision under this subsection,   the department may deny renewal of the person's driver's license.          SECTION 5.  (a)  Sections 521.2719 and 521.421(l),   Transportation Code, as added by this Act, apply only to an   application for a renewal driver's license that is submitted on or   after the effective date of this Act. An application that is   submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect when the application was submitted, and the former law   is continued in effect for that purpose.          (b)  Section 706.0045, Transportation Code, as added by this   Act, applies to a determination to deny renewal of a driver's   license that is made by the Department of Public Safety of the State   of Texas before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.