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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of persons licensed to drive in Texas to |
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renew license by electronic means |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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Sec. 521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) The |
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department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license |
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may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or |
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by other electronic means. |
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(b) A rule adopted under this section: |
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(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal |
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under this section; |
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(2) may not permit a person subject to the |
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registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; |
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(3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means |
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of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older; |
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and |
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(4) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by |
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electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of: |
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(A) a person who: |
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(i) is on active duty in the armed forces of |
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the United States; and |
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(ii) is absent from the state; and |
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(B) the spouse or dependent child of a person |
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described by Paragraph (A). |
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(5) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by |
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electronic means, of: |
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(A) any person currently licensed under the age |
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of 79. |
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SECTION 521.274. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |