88R219 AJZ-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 101
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a limited term driver's license;
authorizing fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter K-1 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER K-1. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSE
Sec. 521.231. ELIGIBILITY. The department may issue a
limited term driver's license, including a learner license or a
provisional license, to an applicant who:
(1) as of the date the license is issued, has resided
in this state for at least one year;
(2) meets the requirements for the license other than
an application requirement described by Section 521.235; and
(3) provides to the department either:
(A) a social security number; or
(B) an individual taxpayer identification number
issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 521.232. NOT TO BE USED AS IDENTIFICATION FOR FEDERAL
OR VOTING PURPOSES. A limited term driver's license issued under
this subchapter is not valid as proof of the license holder's
identity for any federal purposes or for purposes of voting in any
election, including a national, state, or local election.
Sec. 521.233. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) The
department shall:
(1) designate and clearly mark as a limited term
driver's license each license issued under this subchapter; and
(2) include on a license issued under this subchapter
an indication that the license is not valid proof of identity for
any federal or voting purposes.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the
provisions of this chapter and other law applicable to the issuance
or renewal of, an applicant or application for, or a holder of a
driver's license, including a provisional license or learner
license, are applicable to the issuance or renewal of, an applicant
or application for, or a holder of a limited term driver's license.
Sec. 521.234. RULES. (a) The department shall adopt rules
to implement this subchapter, including rules:
(1) regarding the design and content of the limited
term driver's license; and
(2) establishing criteria for proof of identification
and residency of an applicant.
(b) Rules establishing criteria for proof of identification
must allow an applicant to establish identity through presentation
of a foreign birth certificate or unexpired foreign passport that
includes a certified translation if the document is not in English.
Sec. 521.235. CERTAIN APPLICATION PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.
The following provisions do not apply to an application for the
issuance or renewal of a limited term driver's license:
(1) notwithstanding Section 521.1425, the requirement
in Section 521.142(a) that an applicant who is not a citizen of the
United States present to the department documentation that
authorizes the applicant to be in the United States; and
(2) Sections 521.142(c)(7) and (g).
Sec. 521.236. EXPIRATION. Notwithstanding Sections
521.271 and 521.2711:
(1) each limited term driver's license issued or
renewed under this subchapter expires on the third birthday of the
license holder occurring after the date of issuance or renewal; and
(2) each provisional limited term driver's license and
limited term learner license issued under this subchapter expires
on the 18th birthday of the license holder.
SECTION 2. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows:
(l) Except as provided by Subsection (m), the fee for
issuance or renewal of a limited term driver's license is $25.
(m) The fee for issuance of a provisional limited term
driver's license or limited term learner license is $16.
SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of
Public Safety of the State of Texas shall adopt the rules necessary
to implement Subchapter K-1, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.