Relating to the revocation of a driver's license for failure to pay a civil penalty imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission.
SB 2205 would require the Texas Ethics Commission to notify the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) if an individual fails to pay a civil penalty imposed by the Commission within 60 days. If notified, DPS must revoke the person's driver's license. This applies only to civil penalties issued by the Ethics Commission on or after September 1, 2025, and does not affect penalties paid before that date. The law specifically targets unpaid ethics-related fines (e.g., campaign finance violations), not general traffic violations or other license revocation grounds.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 25, 2025
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Mar 25, 2025
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Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
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