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HB 3973 presented by Keresa Richardson on Thursday, March 27 in the Texas House

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Keresa Johnson Richardson, Texas State Representative of the 61st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/keresa.richardson.16

Keresa Johnson Richardson, Texas State Representative of the 61st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/keresa.richardson.16

Rep. Keresa Richardson introduced HB 3973, a bill on Education and Vehicles & Traffic, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 27 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education provider license’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill amends Section 1001.151 of the Education Code to prohibit the commission from charging a fee for the issuance or renewal of a parent-taught driver education provider license. It maintains that fees can be established for various other licenses and renewals, including in-person, online, and driving safety provider licenses. Additionally, fees will also apply to changes in the address or name of a driver education or driving safety provider. The executive director may waive renewal fees if revenue from course completion certificates is sufficient to cover administrative costs. The act takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

Keresa Richardson, member of the House Committee on S/C on International Relations, proposed another seven bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Richardson graduated from Texas A & M University in 1979.

Keresa Richardson is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 61st House district. She replaced previous state representative Frederick Frazier in 2025.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Keresa Richardson in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 397803/27/2025Relating to municipal authority to annex certain areas by petition
HB 397503/27/2025Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository
HB 397403/27/2025Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions
HB 397203/27/2025Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade levels
HB 376003/26/2025Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain materials used in trapping feral hogs
HB 358503/25/2025Relating to the employment policies of and criminal history record information obtained by mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the prohibited employment of certain applicants based on criminal history record information
HB 305803/20/2025Relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education

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