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Senate approves a slate of bills on March 13, including driver's-license, rural water and broadcaster rules
Summary
The Texas Senate on March 13 passed a group of bills by voice and roll call votes addressing driver's license address options for certain workers, the definition of rural water, broadcaster tax computations and other measures; most passed unanimously.
The Texas Senate on March 13 adopted a series of bills and one concurrent resolution in expedited floor action, moving several measures from second reading to final passage in the same day.
The measures that received final passage included bills on driver's license address options for certain workers, the statutory definition used for rural water funding, how television and radio broadcasters calculate cost of goods sold for franchise-tax purposes, and numerous housekeeping and technical changes to state law. Roll call results recorded on the floor were mostly unanimous or near-unanimous.
Votes at a glance
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 523 — relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address: final passage (passed to engrossment and final passage on March 13). Vote recorded on the floor: 30…
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