84R5404 JRJ-D
By: Israel H.B. No. 2983
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the content of a temporary license issued by the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.124, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A temporary license issued to an applicant must include:
(1) the applicant's name;
(2) the date of issuance of the temporary license;
(3) a statement indicating either that the applicant
submitted a voter registration application or declined to register
to vote; and
(4) the following statement: "If you submitted a voter
registration application at the time you applied for a driver's
license, this temporary license is proof of your application for
voter registration. Retain it until you receive a voter
registration certificate from your local voter registrar. If you
do not receive a voter registration certificate, you may use this as
proof that you submitted a timely voter registration application."
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a temporary license issued by the Department of Public Safety of
the State of Texas on or after the effective date of this Act. A
temporary license issued by the Department of Public Safety of the
State of Texas before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect at the time of issuance and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.