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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information included on certain driver's licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.127 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.127. STATEMENTS ON LIMITED TERM LICENSE. (a) In |
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this section, "limited term license" means a driver's license with |
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an expiration date set under Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4), |
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521.2711(c), or 521.272(c)(2). |
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(b) The department shall include the following statements |
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on each limited term license: "This license is not acceptable for |
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official federal purposes. This license is issued only as a license |
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to drive a motor vehicle. This license does not establish |
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eligibility for employment, voter registration, or public |
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benefits." |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.127, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a driver's license issued or renewed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license issued |
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or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the license was issued or renewed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |