| 1 | 1 | | 85R1636 JXC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Dale H.B. No. 580 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to information included on certain driver's licenses. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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| 10 | 10 | | is amended by adding Section 521.127 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 521.127. STATEMENTS ON LIMITED TERM LICENSE. (a) In |
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| 12 | 12 | | this section, "limited term license" means a driver's license with |
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| 13 | 13 | | an expiration date set under Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4), |
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| 14 | 14 | | 521.2711(c), or 521.272(c)(2). |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The department shall include the following statements |
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| 16 | 16 | | on each limited term license: "This license is not acceptable for |
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| 17 | 17 | | official federal purposes. This license is issued only as a license |
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| 18 | 18 | | to drive a motor vehicle. This license does not establish |
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| 19 | 19 | | eligibility for employment, voter registration, or public |
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| 20 | 20 | | benefits." |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Section 521.127, Transportation Code, as added |
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| 22 | 22 | | by this Act, applies only to a driver's license issued or renewed on |
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| 23 | 23 | | or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license issued |
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| 24 | 24 | | or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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| 25 | 25 | | law in effect when the license was issued or renewed, and the former |
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| 26 | 26 | | law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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