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.