89R10339 MZM-F     By: Flores S.B. No. 1100       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image   verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's   identity; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 521.059(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The department shall use the image verification system   established under this section only to the extent allowed by:                (1)  Section 521.0591 to verify an individual's   identity; and                (2)  Chapter 730[, Transportation Code,] to aid other   law enforcement agencies in:                      (A) [(1)]  establishing the identity of a victim   of a disaster or crime that a local law enforcement agency is unable   to establish; or                      (B) [(2)]  conducting an investigation of   criminal conduct.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.0591 to read as follows:          Sec. 521.0591.  USE OF IMAGE VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR   IDENTITY VERIFICATION. (a)  The department may, on entering into a   memorandum of understanding with a person, verify the identity of   an individual by comparing a facial image of the individual to   facial images contained in the image verification system   established under Section 521.059.  The department may comply with   a request under this section only if the request includes:                (1)  a facial image of the individual who is the subject   of the identity verification request and any other information the   department requires to determine the individual's identity;                (2)  the consent of the individual described by   Subdivision (1); and                (3)  the fee described by Subsection (c).          (b)  The department may refuse to provide an identity   verification under this section for any reason.          (c)  The department by rule shall establish a fee for the   submission of an identity verification request under this section   in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the department's   compliance with this section, including the direct and indirect   costs associated with the department's use of the image   verification system.          (d)  Information submitted to the department as part of an   identity verification request under this section, including all   images and personal identifying information, is confidential and   not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.          (e)  The department shall, after conducting an identity   verification or refusing to conduct an identity verification under   this section, destroy all information submitted as part of the   identity verification request.  The department shall adopt rules to   implement this subsection.          (f)  The department may contract with a private vendor to   allow the vendor access to the image verification system under   Section 521.059 for the purpose of processing identity verification   requests under this section.          SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department   of Public Safety shall adopt the rules necessary to implement   Section 521.0591, Transportation Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.