Bill Text: TX SB101 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a limited term driver's license; authorizing fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Transportation [SB101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB101-Introduced.html
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| By: Johnson | S.B. No. 101 | |
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| relating to the creation of a limited term driver's license; | ||
| authorizing fees. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter K-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER K-1. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSE | ||
| Sec. 521.231. ELIGIBILITY. The department may issue a | ||
| limited term driver's license, including a learner license or a | ||
| provisional license, to an applicant who: | ||
| (1) as of the date the license is issued, has resided | ||
| in this state for at least one year; | ||
| (2) meets the requirements for the license other than | ||
| an application requirement described by Section 521.235; and | ||
| (3) provides to the department either: | ||
| (A) a social security number; or | ||
| (B) an individual taxpayer identification number | ||
| issued by the Internal Revenue Service. | ||
| Sec. 521.232. NOT TO BE USED AS IDENTIFICATION FOR FEDERAL | ||
| OR VOTING PURPOSES. A limited term driver's license issued under | ||
| this subchapter is not valid as proof of the license holder's | ||
| identity for any federal purposes or for purposes of voting in any | ||
| election, including a national, state, or local election. | ||
| Sec. 521.233. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) The | ||
| department shall: | ||
| (1) designate and clearly mark as a limited term | ||
| driver's license each license issued under this subchapter; and | ||
| (2) include on a license issued under this subchapter | ||
| an indication that the license is not valid proof of identity for | ||
| any federal or voting purposes. | ||
| (b) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the | ||
| provisions of this chapter and other law applicable to the issuance | ||
| or renewal of, an applicant or application for, or a holder of a | ||
| driver's license, including a provisional license or learner | ||
| license, are applicable to the issuance or renewal of, an applicant | ||
| or application for, or a holder of a limited term driver's license. | ||
| Sec. 521.234. RULES. (a) The department shall adopt rules | ||
| to implement this subchapter, including rules: | ||
| (1) regarding the design and content of the limited | ||
| term driver's license; and | ||
| (2) establishing criteria for proof of identification | ||
| and residency of an applicant. | ||
| (b) Rules establishing criteria for proof of identification | ||
| must allow an applicant to establish identity through presentation | ||
| of a foreign birth certificate or unexpired foreign passport that | ||
| includes a certified translation if the document is not in English. | ||
| Sec. 521.235. CERTAIN APPLICATION PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE. | ||
| The following provisions do not apply to an application for the | ||
| issuance or renewal of a limited term driver's license: | ||
| (1) notwithstanding Section 521.1425, the requirement | ||
| in Section 521.142(a) that an applicant who is not a citizen of the | ||
| United States present to the department documentation that | ||
| authorizes the applicant to be in the United States; and | ||
| (2) Sections 521.142(c)(7) and (g). | ||
| Sec. 521.236. EXPIRATION. Notwithstanding Sections | ||
| 521.271 and 521.2711: | ||
| (1) each limited term driver's license issued or | ||
| renewed under this subchapter expires on the third birthday of the | ||
| license holder occurring after the date of issuance or renewal; and | ||
| (2) each provisional limited term driver's license and | ||
| limited term learner license issued under this subchapter expires | ||
| on the 18th birthday of the license holder. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows: | ||
| (l) Except as provided by Subsection (m), the fee for | ||
| issuance or renewal of a limited term driver's license is $25. | ||
| (m) The fee for issuance of a provisional limited term | ||
| driver's license or limited term learner license is $16. | ||
| SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of | ||
| Public Safety of the State of Texas shall adopt the rules necessary | ||
| to implement Subchapter K-1, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, as | ||
| added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
