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TX HB2096
Bill
Status
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Armando Martinez
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AI Summary
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Allows vehicle registration applicants to voluntarily indicate they have a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication with peace officers
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Expands the list of professionals who can verify a person's condition to include speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, audiologists, school psychologists, and other health care providers (in addition to licensed physicians, psychologists, and non-physician mental health professionals)
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Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share vehicle registration information with the Department of Public Safety for individuals who opt in, along with whether their condition falls into specific categories
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Creates three specific notification categories for peace officers: speech or language impairment, hearing impairment, or autism spectrum disorder
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Maintains privacy protections by prohibiting disclosure of specific condition types to DPS except for the three designated categories
Legislative Description
Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication.
Disabilities, Persons with
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/14/2025