Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB345 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/21/2019

                    H.B. No. 345


 AN ACT
 relating to the automatic issuance of a personal identification
 certificate to a person 60 years of age or older whose driver's
 license has been surrendered or revoked.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
 by adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
 (m)  The department shall adopt procedures for the automatic
 issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person who
 is 60 years of age or older at the time the person's driver's license
 is surrendered or revoked. The procedures:
 (1)  must be in compliance with federal guidelines
 governing the issuance of identity documents; and
 (2)  may require the person issued a personal
 identification certificate to update information previously
 provided to the department under Section 521.142.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 ______________________________ ______________________________
 President of the Senate Speaker of the House
 I certify that H.B. No. 345 was passed by the House on April
 26, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not
 voting.
 ______________________________
 Chief Clerk of the House
 I certify that H.B. No. 345 was passed by the Senate on May
 21, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 ______________________________
 Secretary of the Senate
 APPROVED:  _____________________
 Date
 _____________________
 Governor