| 1 | 1 | | 88R4705 AJZ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hughes S.B. No. 1749 |
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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 procedures for the issuance of a personal |
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| 8 | 8 | | identification certificate to a person 65 years of age or older |
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| 9 | 9 | | whose driver's license is surrendered. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (n) The department shall adopt procedures to allow a person |
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| 14 | 14 | | who is 65 years of age or older to apply for a personal |
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| 15 | 15 | | identification certificate online or by phone if the person |
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| 16 | 16 | | surrenders the person's driver's license in a manner prescribed by |
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| 17 | 17 | | the department. The procedures: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines |
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| 19 | 19 | | governing the issuance of identity documents; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) may require the person issued a personal |
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| 21 | 21 | | identification certificate to update information previously |
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| 22 | 22 | | provided to the department under Section 521.142. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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