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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the photograph on certain forms of state issued |
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identification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.232(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The pocket card must: |
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(1) state the name of the registrant; |
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(2) contain a [color] photograph, affixed to the |
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pocket card by the board at the time the card is issued, and the |
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signature of the registrant; |
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(3) state the date the card was issued and the card's |
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expiration date; and |
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(4) state each endorsement held by the registrant and |
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the date the endorsement expires. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.179(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The department by rule shall adopt the form of the |
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license. A license must include: |
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(1) a number assigned to the license holder by the |
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department; |
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(2) a statement of the period for which the license is |
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effective; |
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(3) a [color] photograph of the license holder; |
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(4) the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair |
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and eye color, height, weight, and signature; |
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(5) the license holder's residence address or, as |
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provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in |
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which the license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a |
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federal judge or the license holder serves as a state judge; |
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(6) the number of a driver's license or an |
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identification certificate issued to the license holder by the |
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department; and |
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(7) the designation "VETERAN" if required under |
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Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a pocket card or license issued or renewed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A pocket card or license issued or renewed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the pocket card or license was issued, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |