88R2117 MP-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 319
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county to require photo
identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.
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(b), Local Government Code, is
amended 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.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.