| 1 | 1 | | 89R1588 AJZ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bucy H.B. No. 566 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to required proof of lawful presence in the United States |
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| 10 | 10 | | for issuance of a driver's license. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 521.1425, Transportation Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (e) For purposes of issuing or renewing a driver's license, |
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| 15 | 15 | | the department must accept as satisfactory proof that an applicant |
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| 16 | 16 | | is authorized to be in the United States under Section 521.142(a) |
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| 17 | 17 | | the following documents: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) immigration documentation with an alien number or |
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| 19 | 19 | | I-94 number, including a form I-797 indicating the applicant has: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (A) a pending I-485; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (B) a pending application for adjustment, |
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| 22 | 22 | | extension, or change of status; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (C) a pending petition for nonimmigrant worker |
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| 24 | 24 | | status; or |
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| 25 | 25 | | (D) another pending category; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) an employment authorization document; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) both a valid immigrant visa presented within one |
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| 28 | 28 | | year of endorsement and an unexpired foreign passport; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) the applicant's unexpired foreign passport |
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| 30 | 30 | | presented with both a current border crossing card and an I-94 |
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| 31 | 31 | | number. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 33 | 33 | | a driver's license issued or renewed under Chapter 521, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2026. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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