HB 647
AN ACT relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's
Bill Text
relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 521.221, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (1) shall remove a restriction that requires the license holder to wear corrective lenses for vision and mail to the license holder a new driver's license that does not include the restriction if the license holder submits to the department: (A) a written statement from a licensed physician verifying that the license holder's vision has been surgically corrected and the license holder no longer requires corrective (2) shall establish a process by which a person may submit to the department electronically or by mail the form and fee described by Subdivision (1); and (3) may not mail a new driver's license under this subsection to a person whose driver's license record indicates that the person is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's
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