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  89R1620 CMO-D     By: Paxton S.B. No. 2746       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Public   Safety on the waiting time to obtain certain driver's license   services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the   Texas Department of Public Safety.          SECTION 2.  STUDY. (a)  The department shall conduct a study   on the average time required to obtain or renew a driver's license,   including a duplicate driver's license, in each county with a   population of more than 850,000.          (b)  In conducting the study, the department shall:                (1)  determine for each county the average amount of   time between the date a person contacts the department to schedule a   driver's license-related appointment and the first available   appointment date;                (2)  determine for each county the average amount of   time a person waits at a driver's license office to be seen by a   department employee to obtain a driver's license service; and                (3)  gather any additional information necessary to   provide context for the factors contributing to the wait times   determined under Subdivisions (1) and (2).          (c)  The department may collaborate with another state   agency or a research division of an institution of higher education   in this state to conduct the study.          SECTION 3.  REPORT.  Not later than December 1, 2026, the   department shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor,   the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of each   house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over   transportation issues a written report that includes:                (1)  the findings of the study conducted under this   section; and                (2)  any recommendations to reduce the average waiting   time required to obtain or renew a driver's license.          SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires January 1,   2027.          SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2025.