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1312 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
1413 Title 8 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to
1514 photo identification licenses.
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1716 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
1817 SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-50-336(g), is amended by
1918 deleting the subsection and substituting:
2019 (1) Notwithstanding ยง 55-50-323, a photo identification license issued pursuant
2120 to this section must be provided free of charge to a person if the person signs an
2221 affidavit stating the person does not have a valid government-issued photo identification.
2322 Such free photo identification licenses must be made available at each location in this
2423 state where the department issues a driver license or photo identification license.
2524 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (e), a photo identification license may be issued
2625 to a person who meets the criteria of subdivision (g)(1) even if the person has a valid
2726 non-photo-bearing driver license.
2827 SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.