87R6058 DRS-F
By: Davis H.B. No. 2414
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that a person present photo
identification to file a document in the real property records of a
county.
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
REQUIRED TO FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS [IN CERTAIN COUNTIES].
SECTION 2. Section 191.010, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) A county clerk shall [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.
(b-1) A county clerk may not accept a document for filing in
the real property records of the county if the person presents the
document in person and does not have or refuses to provide a photo
identification.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.