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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain county and district clerks to |
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obtain and retain information that identifies a person filing a |
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document or requesting services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.010(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county clerk in a county that allows for electronic |
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filing of documents in the real property records of the county [with |
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a population of 800,000 or more] may require a person presenting a |
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document in person for filing in the real property records [of the |
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county] to present a photo identification to the clerk. The clerk |
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may copy the photo identification or record information from the |
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photo identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to |
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copy or record the information from a photo identification. |
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SECTION 2. Section 191.011(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county clerk or district clerk in a county that allows |
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for electronic filing or recording of documents or other |
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instruments [with a population of 3.3 million or more] may copy or |
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record identifying information, including a document on which the |
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information is viewable, regarding an individual who: |
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(1) presents a document or other instrument for filing |
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or recording to the county clerk or district clerk; or |
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(2) requests or obtains an ex officio service or other |
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public service provided by the county clerk or district clerk. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |