Bill Title: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the conditional transfer of the driver licensing program to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the abolition of the Texas Private Security Board, the transfer of the motorcycle and off-highway vehicle operator training programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the regulation of other programs administered by the Department of Public Safety; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing and repealing the authorization for fees.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - See remarks for effective date [SB616 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brian Birdwell [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dawn Buckingham [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bob Hall [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bryan Hughes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Nichols [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kirk Watson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Paddie [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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