88R4705 AJZ-D
By: Plesa H.B. No. 1275
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to procedures for the issuance of a personal
identification certificate to a person 65 years of age or older
whose driver's license is surrendered.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
(n) The department shall adopt procedures to allow a person
who is 65 years of age or older to apply for a personal
identification certificate online or by phone if the person
surrenders the person's driver's license in a manner prescribed by
the department. 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, 2023.