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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing certain optional designations on a person's |
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driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal |
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identification certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.011, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.011. SERVICES INFORMATION FOR VETERANS. The |
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department and the Texas Veterans Commission shall jointly develop |
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a one-page informational paper about veterans services provided by |
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this state for veterans who receive: |
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(1) a driver's license with a designation under |
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Section 521.1235; [or] |
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(2) a commercial driver's license with a designation |
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under Section 522.0301; or |
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(3) a personal identification certificate with a |
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designation under Section 521.102. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.101(l), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(l) The application for the personal identification |
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certificate must provide space for the applicant: |
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(1) to voluntarily list any information that may |
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qualify the applicant to receive a personal identification |
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certificate with a designation under Section 521.102 or 521.105; |
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and |
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(2) to include proof required by the department to |
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determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.105. CERTAIN OPTIONAL DESIGNATIONS ON PERSONAL |
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IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) Subject to available funds, the |
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department shall include on a personal identification certificate |
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issued to a person who: |
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(1) holds a lifetime resident hunting, fishing, or |
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combination hunting and fishing license issued under Section |
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42.0021, 46.004(d), or 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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applicable, a designation indicating the person's status as a |
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holder of the applicable license if the person: |
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(A) requests the designation; and |
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(B) provides proof sufficient to the department |
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that the person is a holder of the applicable license; or |
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(2) has been assigned a unique identifier under |
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Section 18.061, Election Code, a designation indicating the |
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person's unique identifier assigned under that section if the |
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person requests the designation. |
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(b) The department by rule may establish additional |
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designations that may be included on a personal identification |
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certificate issued to a person who: |
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(1) requests the designation; and |
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(2) provides proof sufficient to the department that |
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the person is eligible to receive the designation. |
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(c) The department may enter into an agreement with the |
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secretary of state for purposes of verifying under this section or |
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Section 521.128 or 522.0302 a person's unique identifier assigned |
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under Section 18.061, Election Code. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.128 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.128. CERTAIN OPTIONAL DESIGNATIONS ON DRIVER'S |
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LICENSE. (a) Subject to available funds, the department shall |
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include on a driver's license issued to a person who: |
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(1) holds a lifetime resident hunting, fishing, or |
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combination hunting and fishing license issued under Section |
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42.0021, 46.004(d), or 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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applicable, a designation indicating the person's status as a |
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holder of the applicable license if the person: |
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(A) requests the designation; and |
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(B) provides proof sufficient to the department |
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that the person is a holder of the applicable license; or |
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(2) has been assigned a unique identifier under |
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Section 18.061, Election Code, a designation indicating the |
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person's unique identifier assigned under that section if the |
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person requests the designation. |
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(b) The department by rule may establish additional |
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designations that may be included on a driver's license issued to a |
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person who: |
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(1) requests the designation; and |
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(2) provides proof sufficient to the department that |
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the person is eligible to receive the designation. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.142(i), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) The application must provide space for the applicant: |
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(1) to voluntarily list any information that may |
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qualify the applicant to receive a license with a designation under |
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Section 521.1235 or 521.128; and |
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(2) to include proof required by the department to |
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determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation. |
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SECTION 6. Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The application must provide space for the applicant: |
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(1) to voluntarily list any information that may |
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qualify the applicant to receive a license with a designation under |
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Section 522.0301 or 522.0302; and |
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(2) to include proof required by the department to |
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determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation. |
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SECTION 7. Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 522.0301 and 522.0302 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 522.0301. DESIGNATION ON COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE |
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ISSUED TO VETERAN. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Disability rating" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 11.22, Tax Code. |
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(2) "Disabled veteran" and "veteran" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 521.1235. |
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(b) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" |
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on a commercial driver's license issued to a veteran in an available |
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space on the face of the commercial driver's license or on the |
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reverse side of the commercial driver's license if: |
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(1) the veteran requests the designation; and |
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(2) the veteran provides proof sufficient to the |
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department of the veteran's military service and honorable |
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discharge. |
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(c) If a disabled veteran provides proof sufficient to the |
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department, the department, on request of the disabled veteran, |
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shall include on a commercial driver's license issued to the |
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disabled veteran in any available space on the face of the |
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commercial driver's license or on the reverse side of the |
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commercial driver's license: |
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(1) a disabled veteran designation; and |
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(2) the branch of the service in which the disabled |
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veteran served. |
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(d) The department shall provide to the recipient of a |
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commercial driver's license with a designation under this section |
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the informational paper described by Section 521.011 at the time |
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the license is issued. |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by |
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Subsection (f), for purposes of obtaining a service or benefit |
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available for disabled veterans in this state, a disabled veteran |
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may use a commercial driver's license described by Subsection (c) |
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as satisfactory proof: |
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(1) that the disabled veteran has a disability rating |
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described by Section 521.1235(a)(2)(A) or (B), as applicable; and |
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(2) of branch of service and honorable discharge. |
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(f) A commercial driver's license described by Subsection |
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(c) is not satisfactory proof of the disabled veteran's disability |
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rating for purposes of obtaining a property tax exemption provided |
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by Chapter 11, Tax Code. |
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(g) A disabled veteran who renews a commercial driver's |
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license described by Subsection (c) shall provide proof sufficient |
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to the department of the disabled veteran's disability rating. |
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Sec. 522.0302. CERTAIN OPTIONAL DESIGNATIONS ON COMMERCIAL |
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DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) Subject to available funds, the department |
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shall include on a commercial driver's license issued to a person |
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who: |
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(1) holds a lifetime resident hunting, fishing, or |
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combination hunting and fishing license issued under Section |
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42.0021, 46.004(d), or 50.001(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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applicable, a designation indicating the person's status as a |
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holder of the applicable license if the person: |
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(A) requests the designation; and |
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(B) provides proof sufficient to the department |
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that the person is a holder of the applicable license; or |
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(2) has been assigned a unique identifier under |
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Section 18.061, Election Code, a designation indicating the |
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person's unique identifier assigned under that section if the |
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person requests the designation. |
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(b) The department by rule may establish additional |
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designations that may be included on a commercial driver's license |
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issued to a person who: |
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(1) requests the designation; and |
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(2) provides proof sufficient to the department that |
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the person is eligible to receive the designation. |
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SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters |
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521 and 522, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license, |
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commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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certificate issued or renewed under Chapter 521 or 522, |
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Transportation Code, on or after September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |