By: Guillen H.B. No. 2453
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of digital licenses by a licensing agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 59, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 59.002 to read as follows:
Sec. 59.002. A DIGITAL LICENSE. (a) A licensing agency may
issue a digital license, certificate of registration or other legal
authorization. If a licensing agency provides a digital license,
the rules must provide that:
(1) the digital license be in a secure format and
readily accessible by the license holder through an Internet
website and on a wireless communication device;
(2) the public be able to view a license holder 's
digital license through an Internet website or a Quick Response
code; and
(3) if the department contracts with a vendor for the
issuance of a digital license, the digital license be in a format in
which the vendor and the department can verify the validity of the
license.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.