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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal |
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identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is |
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surrendered. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (m) and adding Subsection (n) to read as |
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follows: |
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(m) The department shall adopt procedures for the issuance |
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of a personal identification certificate to a person who surrenders |
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the person's driver's license at the time of applying for the |
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certificate. The procedures: |
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(1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines |
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governing the issuance of identification documents; |
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(2) may require the person issued a personal |
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identification certificate to update information previously |
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provided to the department under Section 521.142; [and] |
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(3) except as provided by Subdivision (2), may not |
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require a person to provide additional identification documents |
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unless required for compliance with federal guidelines described by |
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Subdivision (1); and |
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(4) must require that the person issued a personal |
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identification certificate be provided a voter registration form at |
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the time of applying for the certificate to update the person's |
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voter registration information to include the identification |
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number of the newly issued certificate. |
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(n) If a person completes a voter registration form at the |
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time of applying for a personal identification certificate under |
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Subsection (m)(4), the department shall submit the completed voter |
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registration form to the secretary of state or the county clerk of |
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the county in which the person resides not later than the 30th day |
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after the date the personal identification certificate is issued. |
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Section 20.063(d), Election Code, applies to a voter registration |
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form described by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |