84R9939 KSD-F
By: Garcia S.B. No. 1064
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use by the state or an agency or political
subdivision of the state of a same-sex marriage license or similar
document for the limited purpose of verifying a person's identity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.204, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) or any other law, the
state or an agency or political subdivision of this state may use a
same-sex marriage license or similar document recognizing or
validating a same-sex marriage or a civil union for the limited
purpose of verifying the identity of the person who presents the
license or document to the state, agency, or political subdivision.
This subsection does not create, recognize, or validate a same-sex
marriage or a civil union.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.