82R8904 KSD-F
By: Kolkhorst H.B. No. 3098
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the proof of an applicant's identity and age required
for the issuance of a marriage license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.005(b), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The proof must be established by:
(1) a driver's license or identification card issued
by this state, another state, or a foreign government [Canadian
province] that is current or has expired not more than 60 days [two
years] preceding the date the identification is submitted to the
county clerk in connection with an application for a license;
(2) a United States passport that is current or has
expired not more than 60 days preceding the date the passport is
submitted to the county clerk in connection with an application for
a license;
(3) a current passport issued by a foreign country
with a valid entry stamp [or a consular document issued by a state
or national government];
(4) an unexpired Certificate of United States
Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, United States Citizen
Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Resident
Card, Employment Authorization Card, or other document issued by
the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United States
Department of State that contains the person's [including an
identification] photograph;
(5) an unexpired military identification card for
active duty, reserve, or retired personnel that contains the
person's [with an identification] photograph;
(6) [an original or certified copy of a birth
certificate issued by a bureau of vital statistics for a state or a
foreign government;
[(7) an original or certified copy of a Consular
Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the
United States Department of State;
[(8) an original or certified copy of a court order
relating to the applicant's name change or sex change;
[(9) school records from a secondary school or
institution of higher education;
[(10) an insurance policy continuously valid for the
two years preceding the date of the application for a license;
[(11) a motor vehicle certificate of title;
[(12) military records, including documentation of
release or discharge from active duty or a draft record;
[(13)] an unexpired military dependent identification
card that contains the person's photograph;
(7) an unexpired [(14) an original or certified copy
of the applicant's marriage license or divorce decree;
[(15) a voter registration certificate;
[(16) a] pilot's license issued by the Federal
Aviation Administration or another authorized agency of the United
States that contains the person's photograph;
(8) an unexpired [(17) a] license to carry a
concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;
(9) [(18)] a temporary driving permit or a temporary
identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety,
together with an identification photograph; or
(10) [(19)] an offender identification card issued by
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that contains the person's
photograph.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a marriage license submitted to a county clerk
on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a
marriage license submitted before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.