| 1 | 1 | | 88R3217 AJZ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1783 |
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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 establishment of a program for the issuance of |
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| 8 | 8 | | digital identification. |
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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. Subtitle B, Title 7, Transportation Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Chapter 526 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 526. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 526.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "Department" and "driver's license" have the |
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| 15 | 15 | | meanings assigned by Section 521.001. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) "Digital identification" includes digital |
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| 17 | 17 | | driver's licenses and digital personal identification |
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| 18 | 18 | | certificates. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 526.0102. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM. (a) The |
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| 20 | 20 | | department by rule shall establish a program for the issuance of |
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| 21 | 21 | | digital identification. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) In establishing the digital identification program, the |
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| 23 | 23 | | department shall: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) assess existing department infrastructure and |
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| 25 | 25 | | upgrade department infrastructure according to the department's |
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| 26 | 26 | | findings; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) acquire a mobile application that: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (A) displays digital identification that |
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| 29 | 29 | | includes the information described by Section 521.121(a) on a |
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| 30 | 30 | | wireless communication device; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (B) includes an authentication and verification |
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| 32 | 32 | | process for a wireless communication device; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | (C) may be used in any location regardless of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | location's level of wireless connectivity or cellular telephone |
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| 35 | 35 | | service; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) deploy the digital identification mobile |
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| 37 | 37 | | application; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) implement a law enforcement version of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | application. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (c) The department may contract with a third party to |
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| 41 | 41 | | establish the program described by this section if the contract is |
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| 42 | 42 | | at no cost to the department. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt the |
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| 44 | 44 | | rules for the digital identification program under Chapter 526, |
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| 45 | 45 | | Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later than February |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1, 2024. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 48 | 48 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 49 | 49 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 50 | 50 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 51 | 51 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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