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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the |
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United States required for the issuance of 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 521.142(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An application for an original license must state the |
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applicant's full name and place and date of birth. This |
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information must be verified by presentation of proof of identity |
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satisfactory to the department. An applicant who is not a citizen |
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of the United States must present to the department documentation |
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issued by the appropriate United States agency that authorizes the |
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applicant to be in the United States before the applicant may be |
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issued a driver's license. The department must accept as |
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satisfactory proof of identity under this subsection an offender |
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identification card or similar form of identification issued to an |
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inmate by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the applicant |
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also provides supplemental verifiable records or documents that aid |
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in establishing identity. For the purposes of this subsection, a |
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voter registration certificate is not satisfactory proof of |
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authorization to be in the United States. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |