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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal |
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identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is |
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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(m), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(m) The department shall adopt procedures for the issuance |
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of a personal identification certificate to a person who surrenders |
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the person's driver's license at the time of applying for the |
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certificate. The procedures: |
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(1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines |
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governing the issuance of identification documents; |
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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; [and] |
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(3) except as provided by Subdivision (2), may not |
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require a person to provide additional identification documents |
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unless required for compliance with federal guidelines described by |
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Subdivision (1); and |
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(4) must require that the person issued a personal |
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identification certificate be: |
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(A) notified that the person's voter |
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registration information will need to be updated to include the |
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identification number of the newly issued certificate; and |
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(B) provided an opportunity to update the |
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person's voter registration information at the time of applying for |
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the certificate to include the identification number of the newly |
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issued certificate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |