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TX HB2089
Bill
Status
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Armando Martinez
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AI Summary
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Creates a voluntary vehicle registration option allowing owners to indicate they may transport a person with a disability, including those with physical, intellectual, behavioral, or cognitive impairments, autism, or conditions that may impede communication with peace officers
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Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share this registration information with the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, alerting officers during traffic stops
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Prohibits sharing the specific type of disability or health condition with law enforcement—only a general alert that a person with a disability may be present in the vehicle
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Protects privacy by keeping all disability-related information confidential and prohibiting license plates with visible markings indicating the designation without the owner's consent
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Requires any third-party contracts for Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System access to include provisions prohibiting disclosure of this disability information; effective September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability.
Disabilities, Persons with
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/14/2025