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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration date of certain driver's licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 521.271(a), (a-2), and (b), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each original driver's license, provisional license, |
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learner license, or occupational driver's license issued to an |
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applicant who is a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident |
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of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into |
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the United States expires as follows: |
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(1) except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license expires on the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the 10th [eighth] anniversary of the date of the |
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application; |
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(2) a provisional license expires on the 18th birthday |
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of the license holder; |
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(3) a learner license expires on the 18th birthday of |
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the license holder; |
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(4) an occupational driver's license expires on the |
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first anniversary of the court order granting the license; and |
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(5) unless an earlier date is otherwise provided, a |
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driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a |
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correctional facility or a parole facility expires on the first |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the first |
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anniversary of the date of issuance. |
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(a-2) Each original driver's license issued to an applicant |
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who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the |
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United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the |
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United States expires on: |
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(1) the earlier of: |
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(A) the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the 10th [sixth] anniversary of the date of the |
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application; or |
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(B) the expiration date of the license holder's |
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lawful presence in the United States as determined by the |
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appropriate United States agency in compliance with federal law; or |
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(2) the first anniversary of the date of issuance, if |
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there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized |
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stay in the United States. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license that is renewed expires on the earlier of: |
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(1) the 10th [eighth] anniversary of the expiration |
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date before renewal if the applicant is a citizen, national, or |
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legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee |
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lawfully admitted into the United States; |
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(1-a) for an applicant not described by Subdivision |
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(1): |
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(A) the earlier of: |
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(i) the 10th [eighth] anniversary of the |
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expiration date before renewal; or |
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(ii) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the first anniversary of the date of |
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issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the |
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applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(2) for a renewal driver's license issued to a person |
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whose residence or domicile is a correctional facility or a parole |
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facility, the first birthday of the license holder occurring after |
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the first anniversary of the date of issuance unless an earlier date |
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is otherwise provided. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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driver's license issued on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A driver's license issued before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |