84R1211 JRR-F By: Alonzo H.B. No. 3585 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to identification documents for title and vehicle registration applications. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 501.023, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Identification presented under Subsection (a) must be a government-issued photo identification of the owner that contains a unique identification number, an expiration date, and the owner's birth date. SECTION 2. Section 501.0235(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The department may require an applicant for a title to provide [current] personal identification [as determined by department rule]. Personal identification presented under this section must be a government-issued photo identification of the applicant that contains a unique identification number, an expiration date, and the applicant's birth date. SECTION 3. Section 502.043(d), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) The department may require an applicant for registration to provide [current] personal identification [as determined by department rule]. Personal identification presented under this section must be a government-issued photo identification of the applicant that contains a unique identification number, an expiration date, and the applicant's birth date. Any identification number required by the department under this subsection may be entered into the department's electronic titling system but may not be printed on the title. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.