88R219 AJZ-D
	By: Johnson	S.B. No. 101

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	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.