85R1636 JXC-D     By: Dale H.B. No. 580       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to information included on certain driver's licenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.127 to read as follows:          Sec. 521.127.  STATEMENTS ON LIMITED TERM LICENSE. (a)  In   this section, "limited term license" means a driver's license with   an expiration date set under Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4),   521.2711(c), or 521.272(c)(2).          (b)  The department shall include the following statements   on each limited term 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."          SECTION 2.  Section 521.127, Transportation Code, as added   by this Act, applies only to a driver's license issued or renewed on   or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license issued   or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect when the license was issued or renewed, and the former   law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.