The reason I ask is that today (May 22, 2023 - 3-1/2 years after effective) my wife renewed her Driver License at the Dacoma St, Houston DMV location and presented her CPR certificate (valid 03/2023 - 03/2025) and they would not waive the renewal fee. The clerk and the supervisor stated that they have not received any documentation indicating how they are to pay for it.
I think I see where they get this, but just wondering if anyone has had a successful application of HB1078?
The Government Code (411.1954) covering LTC, and the Transportation Code (521.1812) both contain the wording authorizing the fee waiver. However, in the original bill, section 4 (which was not written into any of the Codes) seems to be where DPS (DMV) is saying that the law is not implemented yet. That section says:
I wonder if that's the reason they won't give the waiver. (Maybe the legislature did not appropriate money for that purpose, so they "MAY, BUT NOT REQUIRED" implement the act.SECTION 4. The Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the
legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If
the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may,
but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using
other appropriations available for that purpose.
Any thoughts - or has anyone actually gotten the fee waived?