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By: Plesa, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 1275 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2023; |
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April 27, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 11, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures for the issuance of personal identification |
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certificates to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose |
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driver's licenses are surrendered. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) The department shall adopt procedures to allow a person |
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who is 65 years of age or older and possesses a driver's license |
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that is compliant with the federal REAL ID program to apply for a |
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personal identification certificate online or by phone if the |
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person surrenders the person's driver's license in a manner |
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prescribed by the department. The procedures: |
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(1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines |
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governing the issuance of identity documents; and |
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(2) may require the person issued a personal |
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identification certificate to update information previously |
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provided to the department under Section 521.142. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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