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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a photograph on a driver's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.121(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The driver's license must include: |
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(1) a distinguishing number assigned by the department |
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to the license holder; |
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(2) a [color] photograph of the entire face of the |
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holder; |
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(3) the full name and date of birth of the holder; |
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(4) a brief description of the holder; and |
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(5) the license holder's residence address or, for a |
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license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street |
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address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license |
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holder's spouse serves as a federal judge or state judge. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a driver's license issued or renewed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A driver's license issued or renewed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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license was issued, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |