By: Menéndez, Flores S.B. No. 975
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal
identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is
surrendered.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (m) and adding Subsection (n) to read as
follows:
(m) The department shall adopt procedures for the issuance
of a personal identification certificate to a person who surrenders
the person's driver's license at the time of applying for the
certificate. The procedures:
(1) must be in compliance with federal guidelines
governing the issuance of identification documents;
(2) may require the person issued a personal
identification certificate to update information previously
provided to the department under Section 521.142; [and]
(3) except as provided by Subdivision (2), may not
require a person to provide additional identification documents
unless required for compliance with federal guidelines described by
Subdivision (1); and
(4) must require that the person issued a personal
identification certificate be provided a voter registration form at
the time of applying for the certificate to update the person's
voter registration information to include the identification
number of the newly issued certificate.
(n) If a person completes a voter registration form at the
time of applying for a personal identification certificate under
Subsection (m)(4), the department shall submit the completed voter
registration form to the secretary of state or the county clerk of
the county in which the person resides not later than the 30th day
after the date the personal identification certificate is issued.
Section 20.063(d), Election Code, applies to a voter registration
form described by this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.