S.B. No. 975
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(m), Transportation Code, is
amended 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:
(A) notified that the person's voter
registration information will need to be updated to include the
identification number of the newly issued certificate; and
(B) provided an opportunity to update the
person's voter registration information at the time of applying for
the certificate to include the identification number of the newly
issued certificate.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 975 passed the Senate on
April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 19, 2023, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 975 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145,
Nays 0, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor