| 1 | 1 | | 87R9724 AJZ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3227 |
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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 the content of driver's licenses, commercial driver's |
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| 8 | 8 | | licenses, and personal identification certificates. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (n) The application for the personal identification |
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| 13 | 13 | | certificate must provide space for the applicant to identify the |
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| 14 | 14 | | applicant's gender as female, male, or nonbinary/gender diverse. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 16 | 16 | | by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (j) to read as |
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| 17 | 17 | | follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) The application must state: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) the gender [sex] of the applicant; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) the residence address of the applicant, or if the |
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| 21 | 21 | | applicant is a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a |
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| 22 | 22 | | federal or state judge using the procedure developed under Section |
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| 23 | 23 | | 521.121(c), the street address of the courthouse in which the |
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| 24 | 24 | | applicant or the applicant's spouse serves as a federal judge or a |
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| 25 | 25 | | state judge; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) whether the applicant has been licensed to drive a |
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| 27 | 27 | | motor vehicle before; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (4) if previously licensed, when and by what state or |
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| 29 | 29 | | country; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (5) whether that license has been suspended or revoked |
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| 31 | 31 | | or a license application denied; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (6) the date and reason for the suspension, |
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| 33 | 33 | | revocation, or denial; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (7) whether the applicant is a citizen of the United |
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| 35 | 35 | | States; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (8) the county of residence of the applicant. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (j) The application must provide space for the applicant to |
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| 38 | 38 | | identify the applicant's gender as female, male, or |
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| 39 | 39 | | nonbinary/gender diverse. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 3. Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 41 | 41 | | by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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| 42 | 42 | | follows: |
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| 43 | 43 | | (a) An application for a commercial driver's license or |
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| 44 | 44 | | commercial learner's permit must include: |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) the full name and current residence and mailing |
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| 46 | 46 | | address of the applicant; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) a physical description of the applicant, including |
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| 48 | 48 | | gender [sex], height, and eye color; |
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| 49 | 49 | | (3) the applicant's date of birth; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (4) the applicant's social security number, unless the |
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| 51 | 51 | | application is for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license and |
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| 52 | 52 | | the applicant is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (5) certifications, including those required by 49 |
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| 54 | 54 | | C.F.R. Section 383.71(a); and |
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| 55 | 55 | | (6) any other information required by the department. |
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| 56 | 56 | | (f) The application must provide space for the applicant to |
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| 57 | 57 | | identify the applicant's gender as female, male, or |
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| 58 | 58 | | nonbinary/gender diverse. |
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| 59 | 59 | | SECTION 4. Section 522.030(a), Transportation Code, is |
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| 60 | 60 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 61 | 61 | | (a) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's |
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| 62 | 62 | | permit must: |
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| 63 | 63 | | (1) be marked: |
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| 64 | 64 | | (A) "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL" for a |
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| 65 | 65 | | commercial driver's license; or |
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| 66 | 66 | | (B) "Commercial Learner's Permit" or "CLP" for a |
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| 67 | 67 | | commercial learner's permit; |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and |
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| 69 | 69 | | (3) include: |
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| 70 | 70 | | (A) the name and domicile address of the person |
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| 71 | 71 | | to whom it is issued; |
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| 72 | 72 | | (B) the person's photograph; |
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| 73 | 73 | | (C) a physical description of the person, |
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| 74 | 74 | | including gender [sex], height, and eye color; |
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| 75 | 75 | | (D) the person's date of birth; |
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| 76 | 76 | | (E) a number or identifier the department |
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| 77 | 77 | | considers appropriate; |
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| 78 | 78 | | (F) the person's signature; |
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| 79 | 79 | | (G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that |
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| 80 | 80 | | the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or |
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| 81 | 81 | | restrictions; |
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| 82 | 82 | | (H) the name of this state; and |
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| 83 | 83 | | (I) the dates between which the license is valid. |
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| 84 | 84 | | SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters |
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| 85 | 85 | | 521 and 522, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license, |
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| 86 | 86 | | commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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| 87 | 87 | | certificate issued or renewed under Chapter 521 or 522, |
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| 88 | 88 | | Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2022. |
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| 89 | 89 | | SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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