85R1635 JXC-D     By: Dale H.B. No. 581       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the issuance of, eligibility for, and use of limited   term personal identification certificates and driver's licenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.111(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  The training standards adopted under Subsection (a)   must:                (1)  include provisions on the acceptance and handling   of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer   under Section 63.001;                (2)  detail the types of driver's licenses and personal   identification cards that are acceptable forms of identification   under Section 63.0101; and                (3)  require that training materials include a   photograph of a limited term driver's license and personal   identification card issued under Subchapter L-1, Chapter 521,   Transportation Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF   IDENTIFICATION.  The following documentation is an acceptable form   of photo identification under this chapter:                (1)  a driver's license, election identification   certificate, or personal identification card, other than a limited   term driver's license or personal identification card issued under   Subchapter L-1, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, issued to the   person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or   that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of   presentation;                (2)  a United States military identification card that   contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;                (3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to   the person that contains the person's photograph;                (4)  a United States passport issued to the person that   has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the   date of presentation; or                (5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person   by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.          SECTION 3.  Section 521.101(f), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (f)  A personal identification certificate:                (1)  for an applicant who is a citizen, national, or   legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or   asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], expires on a date   specified by the department; or                (2)  for an applicant not described by Subdivision (1),   expires on:                      (A)  the earlier of:                            (i)  a date specified by the department; or                            (ii)  the expiration date of the applicant's   authorized stay in the United States; or                      (B)  the first anniversary of the date of   issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the   applicant's authorized stay in the United States.          SECTION 4.  Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter L-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER L-1. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL   IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATES          Sec. 521.261.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (1)  "Limited term driver's license" means a driver's   license issued by the department with an expiration date set under   Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4), 521.2711(c), or   521.272(c)(2).                (2)  "Limited term personal identification   certificate" means a personal identification certificate issued by   the department with an expiration date set under Section   521.101(f)(2).          Sec. 521.262.  APPEARANCE. (a) The department shall:                (1)  adopt rules regarding the design and content of a   limited term driver's license and personal identification   certificate;                (2)  designate and clearly mark the license or   certificate as a limited term license or certificate; and                (3)  orient the information on and design the color of a   limited term license and certificate to clearly distinguish limited   term licenses and certificates from other licenses and certificates   issued under this chapter.          (b)  The department shall include the following statements   on each limited term driver's license: "This license is not   acceptable for official federal purposes.  This license is issued   only as a license to drive a motor vehicle.  This license does not   establish eligibility for employment, voter registration, or   public benefits."          (c)  The department shall include the following statements   on each limited term personal identification certificate: "This   certificate is not acceptable for official federal purposes. This   certificate does not establish eligibility for employment, voter   registration, or public benefits."          Sec. 521.263.  APPLICATION. (a) In addition to the   requirements of Section 521.142, an application for a limited term   driver's license or personal identification certificate must   include a complete set of thumbprints and fingerprints.          (b)  For the purposes of complying with the requirements of   Sections 521.101, 521.142, and 521.1425 that an applicant provide   documentation that authorizes the applicant to be in the United   States, an applicant for a limited term driver's license or   personal identification certificate may not use as proof of the   applicant's residency status or lawful status:                (1)  an employment authorization document issued   through the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program;   or                (2)  a reentry permit.          Sec. 521.264.  EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. An   applicant for a limited term driver's license that provides   evidence of financial responsibility to comply with Section 521.143   must establish financial responsibility through a motor vehicle   liability insurance policy that:                (1)  complies with Chapter 601; and                (2)  is prepaid and valid for at least a six-month   period after the date the person submits the application.          Sec. 521.265.  ADMINISTRATION. The department is not   required to issue limited term driver's licenses and personal   identification certificates at all driver's license offices. The   department may designate driver's license offices to issue limited   term driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.          SECTION 5.  Section 521.271, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 521.271.  LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a)  Each original   driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, or   occupational driver's license issued to an applicant who is a   citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States   [or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States]   expires as follows:                (1)  except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's   license expires on the first birthday of the license holder   occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the   application;                (2)  a provisional license expires on  the 18th   birthday of the license holder;                (3)  an instruction permit expires on the 18th birthday   of the license holder;                (4)  an occupational driver's license expires on the   first anniversary of the court order granting the license; and                (5)  unless an earlier date is otherwise provided, a   driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a   correctional facility or a parole facility expires on the first   birthday of the license holder occurring after the first   anniversary of the date of issuance.          (a-2)  Each original driver's license issued to an applicant   who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the   United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the   United States] expires on:                (1)  the earlier of:                      (A)  the first birthday of the license holder   occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the   application; or                      (B)  the expiration date of the license holder's   lawful presence in the United States as determined by the   appropriate United States agency in compliance with federal law; or                (2)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance, if   there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized   stay in the United States.          (a-3)  Each original provisional license or instruction   permit issued to an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or   legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or   asylee lawfully admitted into the United States] expires on the   earliest of:                (1)  the 18th birthday of the license holder;                (2)  the first birthday of the license holder occurring   after the date of the application; or                (3)  the expiration of the license holder's lawful   presence in the United States as determined by the United States   agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance   with federal law.          (a-4)  Each original occupational driver's license issued to   an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent   resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully   admitted into the United States] expires on the earlier of:                (1)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance; or                (2)  the expiration of the license holder's lawful   presence in the United States as determined by the appropriate   United States agency in compliance with federal law.          (b)  Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's   license that is renewed expires on the earlier of:                (1)  the sixth anniversary of the expiration date   before renewal if the applicant is a citizen, national, or legal   permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee   lawfully admitted into the United States];                (1-a)  for an applicant not described by Subdivision   (1):                      (A)  the earlier of:                            (i)  the sixth anniversary of the expiration   date before renewal; or                            (ii)  the expiration date of the applicant's   authorized stay in the United States; or                      (B)  the first anniversary of the date of   issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the   applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or                (2)  for a renewal driver's license issued to a person   whose residence or domicile is a correctional facility or a parole   facility, the first birthday of the license holder occurring after   the first anniversary of the date of issuance unless an earlier date   is otherwise provided.          SECTION 6.  Section 521.2711(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), an original or   renewal driver's license issued to an applicant who is 85 years of   age or older and not a citizen, national, or legal permanent   resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully   admitted into the United States] expires on:                (1)  the earlier of:                      (A)  the second anniversary of the expiration date   before renewal; or                      (B)  the expiration date of the applicant's   authorized stay in the United States; or                (2)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance if   there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized   stay in the United States.          SECTION 7.  Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a   driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal,   duplicate, or corrected license, expires:                (1)  if the license holder is a citizen, national, or   legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or   asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], on the first   birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of   application, except that the initial license issued under this   section expires on the second birthday of the license holder   occurring after the date of application; or                (2)  if the applicant is not described by Subdivision   (1), on the earlier of:                      (A)  the expiration date of the applicant's   authorized stay in the United States; or                      (B)  the first birthday of the license holder   occurring after the date of application, except that the initial   license issued under this section expires on the second birthday of   the license holder occurring after the date of application.          SECTION 8.  Section 521.421(a-3), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a-3)  Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), the   fee for a driver's license or personal identification certificate   that is issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal   permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee   lawfully admitted into the United States] and that is valid for not   more than one year is $24.          SECTION 9.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections   521.101, 521.271, 521.2711, 521.272, and 521.421, Transportation   Code, apply only to a driver's license or personal identification   certificate issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this   Act. A driver's license or personal identification certificate   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 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.