88R11452 AJZ-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3175
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to required proof of lawful presence in the United States
for issuance of a driver's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.1425, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) For purposes of issuing or renewing a driver's license,
the department must accept as satisfactory proof that an applicant
is authorized to be in the United States under Section 521.142(a)
the following documents:
(1) immigration documentation with an alien number or
I-94 number, including a form I-797 indicating the applicant has:
(A) a pending I-485;
(B) a pending application for adjustment,
extension, or change of status;
(C) a pending petition for nonimmigrant worker
status; or
(D) another pending category;
(2) an employment authorization document;
(3) both a valid immigrant visa presented within one
year of endorsement and an unexpired foreign passport; and
(4) the applicant's unexpired foreign passport
presented with both a current border crossing card and an I-94
number.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a driver's license issued or renewed under Chapter 521,
Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.