88R8290 KBB-F
By: Davis H.B. No. 2186
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county clerk to require a person to
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 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 [in a county with a population of 800,000
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 that requires a person to present photo
identification under Subsection (b) 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, 2023.