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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to driver's licenses and personal identification |
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certificates issued to refugees or asylees lawfully admitted into |
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the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.101(f), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A personal identification certificate: |
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(1) for an applicant who is a citizen, national, or |
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legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
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asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], expires on a date |
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specified by the department; or |
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(2) for an applicant not described by Subdivision (1), |
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expires on: |
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(A) the earlier of: |
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(i) a date specified by the department; or |
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(ii) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the first anniversary of the date of |
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issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the |
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applicant's authorized stay in the United States. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (j) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The application must include: |
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(1) except as provided by Subsection (j), the |
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thumbprints of the applicant or, if thumbprints cannot be taken, |
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the index fingerprints of the applicant; |
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(2) a photograph of the applicant; |
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(3) the signature of the applicant; and |
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(4) a brief description of the applicant. |
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(j) An application of a person who is a refugee or asylee |
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lawfully admitted into the United States must include a complete |
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set of the applicant's fingerprints. |
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SECTION 3. Section 521.271, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.271. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) Each original |
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driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, or |
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occupational driver's license issued to an applicant who is a |
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citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States |
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[or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States] |
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expires as follows: |
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(1) except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license expires on the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the |
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application; |
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(2) a provisional license expires on the 18th |
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birthday of the license holder; |
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(3) an instruction permit expires on the 18th birthday |
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of the license holder; |
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(4) an occupational driver's license expires on the |
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first anniversary of the court order granting the license; and |
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(5) unless an earlier date is otherwise provided, a |
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driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a |
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correctional facility or a parole facility expires on the first |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the first |
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anniversary of the date of issuance. |
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(a-2) Each original driver's license issued to an applicant |
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who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the |
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United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the
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United States] expires on: |
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(1) the earlier of: |
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(A) the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the |
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application; or |
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(B) the expiration date of the license holder's |
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lawful presence in the United States as determined by the |
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appropriate United States agency in compliance with federal law; or |
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(2) the first anniversary of the date of issuance, if |
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there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized |
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stay in the United States. |
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(a-3) Each original provisional license or instruction |
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permit issued to an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or |
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legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
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asylee lawfully admitted into the United States] expires on the |
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earliest of: |
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(1) the 18th birthday of the license holder; |
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(2) the first birthday of the license holder occurring |
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after the date of the application; or |
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(3) the expiration of the license holder's lawful |
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presence in the United States as determined by the United States |
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agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance |
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with federal law. |
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(a-4) Each original occupational driver's license issued to |
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an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent |
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resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully
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admitted into the United States] expires on the earlier of: |
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(1) the first anniversary of the date of issuance; or |
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(2) the expiration of the license holder's lawful |
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presence in the United States as determined by the appropriate |
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United States agency in compliance with federal law. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's |
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license that is renewed expires on the earlier of: |
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(1) the sixth anniversary of the expiration date |
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before renewal if the applicant is a citizen, national, or legal |
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permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee
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lawfully admitted into the United States]; |
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(1-a) for an applicant not described by Subdivision |
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(1): |
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(A) the earlier of: |
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(i) the sixth anniversary of the expiration |
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date before renewal; or |
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(ii) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the first anniversary of the date of |
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issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the |
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applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(2) for a renewal driver's license issued to a person |
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whose residence or domicile is a correctional facility or a parole |
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facility, the first birthday of the license holder occurring after |
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the first anniversary of the date of issuance unless an earlier date |
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is otherwise provided. |
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SECTION 4. Section 521.2711(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), an original or |
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renewal driver's license issued to an applicant who is 85 years of |
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age or older and not a citizen, national, or legal permanent |
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resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully
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admitted into the United States] expires on: |
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(1) the earlier of: |
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(A) the second anniversary of the expiration date |
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before renewal; or |
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(B) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(2) the first anniversary of the date of issuance if |
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there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized |
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stay in the United States. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a |
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driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal, |
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duplicate, or corrected license, expires: |
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(1) if the license holder is a citizen, national, or |
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legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
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asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], on the first |
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birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of |
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application, except that the initial license issued under this |
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section expires on the second birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the date of application; or |
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(2) if the applicant is not described by Subdivision |
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(1), on the earlier of: |
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(A) the expiration date of the applicant's |
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authorized stay in the United States; or |
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(B) the first birthday of the license holder |
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occurring after the date of application, except that the initial |
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license issued under this section expires on the second birthday of |
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the license holder occurring after the date of application. |
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SECTION 6. Section 521.421(a-3), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-3) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), the |
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fee for a driver's license or personal identification certificate |
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that is issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal |
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permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee
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lawfully admitted into the United States] and that is valid for not |
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more than one year is $24. |
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SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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521.101, 521.271, 521.2711, 521.272, and 521.421, Transportation |
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Code, apply only to a driver's license or personal identification |
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certificate issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A driver's license or personal identification certificate |
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issued or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect when the license or certificate was issued or |
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renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |