TITLE: Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars and to the Department of Public Safety and to the cancellation of a driver's license based on that information.

SUMMARY: Relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars and to the Department of Public Safety and to the cancellation of a driver's license based on that information.

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AN ACT relating to the reporting of certain information to county voter registrars and to the Department of Public Safety and to the cancellation of a driver's license based on that information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.001(c), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) Once each week, on a day specified by the secretary of state, the Bureau of Vital Statistics shall furnish to the secretary of state available information specified by the secretary relating to deceased residents of the state. Not later than the fifth day after the date the secretary of state receives the information from the bureau [Periodically],the secretary shall furnish to the appropriate voter registrars information obtained from the bureau that will assist in identifying the deceased registered voters of each county. SECTION 2. The heading to Section 191.030, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 191.030. RECORDS FILED WITH COUNTY AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.SECTION 3. Section 191.030, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Not later than the fifth day after the date the local registrar files a copy of a certificate under Subsection (a), the local registrar shall file a copy of each death certificate filed with the local registrar during the preceding month with the Department of Public Safety. SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 521.007 to read as follows: Sec. 521.007. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health and Safety Code, the department shall cancel a driver's license issued to the person under this chapter. SECTION 5. Subchapter A, Chapter 522, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 522.008 to read as follows: Sec. 522.008. CANCELLATION ON NOTICE OF DEATH. Not later than the fifth business day after the date the department receives a copy of a person's death certificate under Section 191.030, Health and Safety Code, the department shall cancel a commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit issued to the person under this chapter. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.