85R1635 JXC-D
	By: Dale	H.B. No. 581

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the issuance of, eligibility for, and use of limited
	term personal identification certificates and driver's licenses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 32.111(c), Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c)  The training standards adopted under Subsection (a)
	must:
	(1)  include provisions on the acceptance and handling
	of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer
	under Section 63.001;
	(2)  detail the types of driver's licenses and personal
	identification cards that are acceptable forms of identification
	under Section 63.0101; and
	(3)  require that training materials include a
	photograph of a limited term driver's license and personal
	identification card issued under Subchapter L-1, Chapter 521,
	Transportation Code.
	SECTION 2.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF
	IDENTIFICATION.  The following documentation is an acceptable form
	of photo identification under this chapter:
	(1)  a driver's license, election identification
	certificate, or personal identification card, other than a limited
	term driver's license or personal identification card issued under
	Subchapter L-1, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, issued to the
	person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or
	that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of
	presentation;
	(2)  a United States military identification card that
	contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that
	expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;
	(3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to
	the person that contains the person's photograph;
	(4)  a United States passport issued to the person that
	has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the
	date of presentation; or
	(5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person
	by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
	expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.
	SECTION 3.  Section 521.101(f), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(f)  A personal identification certificate:
	(1)  for an applicant who is a citizen, national, or
	legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
	asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], expires on a date
	specified by the department; or
	(2)  for an applicant not described by Subdivision (1),
	expires on:
	(A)  the earlier of:
	(i)  a date specified by the department; or
	(ii)  the expiration date of the applicant's
	authorized stay in the United States; or
	(B)  the first anniversary of the date of
	issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the
	applicant's authorized stay in the United States.
	SECTION 4.  Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter L-1 to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER L-1. LIMITED TERM DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL
	IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATES
	Sec. 521.261.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
	(1)  "Limited term driver's license" means a driver's
	license issued by the department with an expiration date set under
	Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4), 521.2711(c), or
	521.272(c)(2).
	(2)  "Limited term personal identification
	certificate" means a personal identification certificate issued by
	the department with an expiration date set under Section
	521.101(f)(2).
	Sec. 521.262.  APPEARANCE. (a) The department shall:
	(1)  adopt rules regarding the design and content of a
	limited term driver's license and personal identification
	certificate;
	(2)  designate and clearly mark the license or
	certificate as a limited term license or certificate; and
	(3)  orient the information on and design the color of a
	limited term license and certificate to clearly distinguish limited
	term licenses and certificates from other licenses and certificates
	issued under this chapter.
	(b)  The department shall include the following statements
	on each limited term driver's 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."
	(c)  The department shall include the following statements
	on each limited term personal identification certificate: "This
	certificate is not acceptable for official federal purposes. This
	certificate does not establish eligibility for employment, voter
	registration, or public benefits."
	Sec. 521.263.  APPLICATION. (a) In addition to the
	requirements of Section 521.142, an application for a limited term
	driver's license or personal identification certificate must
	include a complete set of thumbprints and fingerprints.
	(b)  For the purposes of complying with the requirements of
	Sections 521.101, 521.142, and 521.1425 that an applicant provide
	documentation that authorizes the applicant to be in the United
	States, an applicant for a limited term driver's license or
	personal identification certificate may not use as proof of the
	applicant's residency status or lawful status:
	(1)  an employment authorization document issued
	through the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program;
	or
	(2)  a reentry permit.
	Sec. 521.264.  EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. An
	applicant for a limited term driver's license that provides
	evidence of financial responsibility to comply with Section 521.143
	must establish financial responsibility through a motor vehicle
	liability insurance policy that:
	(1)  complies with Chapter 601; and
	(2)  is prepaid and valid for at least a six-month
	period after the date the person submits the application.
	Sec. 521.265.  ADMINISTRATION. The department is not
	required to issue limited term driver's licenses and personal
	identification certificates at all driver's license offices. The
	department may designate driver's license offices to issue limited
	term driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.
	SECTION 5.  Section 521.271, Transportation Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 521.271.  LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a)  Each original
	driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, or
	occupational driver's license issued to an applicant who is a
	citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States
	[or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States]
	expires as follows:
	(1)  except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's
	license expires on the first birthday of the license holder
	occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the
	application;
	(2)  a provisional license expires on  the 18th
	birthday of the license holder;
	(3)  an instruction permit expires on the 18th birthday
	of the license holder;
	(4)  an occupational driver's license expires on the
	first anniversary of the court order granting the license; and
	(5)  unless an earlier date is otherwise provided, a
	driver's license issued to a person whose residence or domicile is a
	correctional facility or a parole facility expires on the first
	birthday of the license holder occurring after the first
	anniversary of the date of issuance.
	(a-2)  Each original driver's license issued to an applicant
	who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the
	United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the
	United States] expires on:
	(1)  the earlier of:
	(A)  the first birthday of the license holder
	occurring after the sixth anniversary of the date of the
	application; or
	(B)  the expiration date of the license holder's
	lawful presence in the United States as determined by the
	appropriate United States agency in compliance with federal law; or
	(2)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance, if
	there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized
	stay in the United States.
	(a-3)  Each original provisional license or instruction
	permit issued to an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or
	legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
	asylee lawfully admitted into the United States] expires on the
	earliest of:
	(1)  the 18th birthday of the license holder;
	(2)  the first birthday of the license holder occurring
	after the date of the application; or
	(3)  the expiration of the license holder's lawful
	presence in the United States as determined by the United States
	agency responsible for citizenship and immigration in compliance
	with federal law.
	(a-4)  Each original occupational driver's license issued to
	an applicant who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent
	resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully
	admitted into the United States] expires on the earlier of:
	(1)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance; or
	(2)  the expiration of the license holder's lawful
	presence in the United States as determined by the appropriate
	United States agency in compliance with federal law.
	(b)  Except as provided by Section 521.2711, a driver's
	license that is renewed expires on the earlier of:
	(1)  the sixth anniversary of the expiration date
	before renewal if the applicant is a citizen, national, or legal
	permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee
	lawfully admitted into the United States];
	(1-a)  for an applicant not described by Subdivision
	(1):
	(A)  the earlier of:
	(i)  the sixth anniversary of the expiration
	date before renewal; or
	(ii)  the expiration date of the applicant's
	authorized stay in the United States; or
	(B)  the first anniversary of the date of
	issuance, if there is no definite expiration date for the
	applicant's authorized stay in the United States; or
	(2)  for a renewal driver's license issued to a person
	whose residence or domicile is a correctional facility or a parole
	facility, the first birthday of the license holder occurring after
	the first anniversary of the date of issuance unless an earlier date
	is otherwise provided.
	SECTION 6.  Section 521.2711(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), an original or
	renewal driver's license issued to an applicant who is 85 years of
	age or older and not a citizen, national, or legal permanent
	resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee lawfully
	admitted into the United States] expires on:
	(1)  the earlier of:
	(A)  the second anniversary of the expiration date
	before renewal; or
	(B)  the expiration date of the applicant's
	authorized stay in the United States; or
	(2)  the first anniversary of the date of issuance if
	there is no definite expiration date for the applicant's authorized
	stay in the United States.
	SECTION 7.  Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Sections 521.271 and 521.2711, a
	driver's license issued under this section, including a renewal,
	duplicate, or corrected license, expires:
	(1)  if the license holder is a citizen, national, or
	legal permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or
	asylee lawfully admitted into the United States], on the first
	birthday of the license holder occurring after the date of
	application, except that the initial license issued under this
	section expires on the second birthday of the license holder
	occurring after the date of application; or
	(2)  if the applicant is not described by Subdivision
	(1), on the earlier of:
	(A)  the expiration date of the applicant's
	authorized stay in the United States; or
	(B)  the first birthday of the license holder
	occurring after the date of application, except that the initial
	license issued under this section expires on the second birthday of
	the license holder occurring after the date of application.
	SECTION 8.  Section 521.421(a-3), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a-3)  Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), the
	fee for a driver's license or personal identification certificate
	that is issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal
	permanent resident of the United States [or a refugee or asylee
	lawfully admitted into the United States] and that is valid for not
	more than one year is $24.
	SECTION 9.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections
	521.101, 521.271, 521.2711, 521.272, and 521.421, Transportation
	Code, apply only to a driver's license or personal identification
	certificate issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this
	Act. A driver's license or personal identification certificate
	issued or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed
	by the law in effect when the license or certificate was issued or
	renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.