By: Hughes S.B. No. 964
(In the Senate - Filed January 29, 2025; February 13, 2025,
read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
March 6, 2025, rereferred to Committee on State Affairs;
March 31, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 31, 2025,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 964 By: Paxton
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate
or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the
United States.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1017 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1017. DESIGNATOR ON CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO
NONCITIZEN. A personal identification certificate issued to a
person who is not a citizen of the United States must:
(1) orient the information on the certificate to
clearly distinguish the certificate from a personal identification
certificate issued to a person who is a citizen; and
(2) display the phrase "NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE" on the
front of the certificate in the same font size as the individual's
personal identification certificate number.
SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1231 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1231. DESIGNATOR ON LICENSE ISSUED TO NONCITIZEN.
A driver's license issued to an applicant who is not a citizen of
the United States must:
(1) orient the information on the license vertically,
regardless of the age of the applicant, to clearly distinguish the
license from a driver's license issued to a person who is a citizen;
and
(2) display the phrase "NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE" on the
front of the license in the same font size as the individual's
driver's license number.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued or
renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A personal
identification certificate or driver's license issued or renewed
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect when the license or certificate was issued or renewed, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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