89R19859 TYPED
By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2944
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the ability of persons licensed to drive in Texas to
renew license by electronic means
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Sec. 521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) The
department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license
may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or
by other electronic means.
(b) A rule adopted under this section:
(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal
under this section;
(2) may not permit a person subject to the
registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means;
(3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means
of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older;
and
(4) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by
electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of:
(A) a person who:
(i) is on active duty in the armed forces of
the United States; and
(ii) is absent from the state; and
(B) the spouse or dependent child of a person
described by Paragraph (A).
(5) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by
electronic means, of:
(A) any person currently licensed under the age
of 79.
SECTION 521.274. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.