Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB815 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/15/2019

                            86R5397 MP-F
 By: Kuempel H.B. No. 815


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the authority of a county to require photo
 identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 191.010, Local Government
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 191.010.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO
 FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS [IN CERTAIN COUNTIES].
 SECTION 2.  Section 191.010(b), Local Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (b)  A county clerk [in a county with a population of 3.3
 million or more] may require a person presenting a document in
 person for filing in the real property records of the county to
 present a photo identification to the clerk. The clerk may copy the
 photo identification or record information from the photo
 identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or
 record the information from a photo identification.
 SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.