Bill Text: TX HB3227 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the content of driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-19 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB3227 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3227-Introduced.html
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By: Hinojosa | H.B. No. 3227 |
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relating to the content of driver's licenses, commercial driver's | ||
licenses, and personal identification certificates. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: | ||
(n) The application for the personal identification | ||
certificate must provide space for the applicant to identify the | ||
applicant's gender as female, male, or nonbinary/gender diverse. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (j) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(c) The application must state: | ||
(1) the gender [ |
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(2) the residence address of the applicant, or if the | ||
applicant is a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a | ||
federal or state judge using the procedure developed under Section | ||
521.121(c), the street address of the courthouse in which the | ||
applicant or the applicant's spouse serves as a federal judge or a | ||
state judge; | ||
(3) whether the applicant has been licensed to drive a | ||
motor vehicle before; | ||
(4) if previously licensed, when and by what state or | ||
country; | ||
(5) whether that license has been suspended or revoked | ||
or a license application denied; | ||
(6) the date and reason for the suspension, | ||
revocation, or denial; | ||
(7) whether the applicant is a citizen of the United | ||
States; and | ||
(8) the county of residence of the applicant. | ||
(j) The application must provide space for the applicant to | ||
identify the applicant's gender as female, male, or | ||
nonbinary/gender diverse. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) An application for a commercial driver's license or | ||
commercial learner's permit must include: | ||
(1) the full name and current residence and mailing | ||
address of the applicant; | ||
(2) a physical description of the applicant, including | ||
gender [ |
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(3) the applicant's date of birth; | ||
(4) the applicant's social security number, unless the | ||
application is for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license and | ||
the applicant is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction; | ||
(5) certifications, including those required by 49 | ||
C.F.R. Section 383.71(a); and | ||
(6) any other information required by the department. | ||
(f) The application must provide space for the applicant to | ||
identify the applicant's gender as female, male, or | ||
nonbinary/gender diverse. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 522.030(a), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's | ||
permit must: | ||
(1) be marked: | ||
(A) "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL" for a | ||
commercial driver's license; or | ||
(B) "Commercial Learner's Permit" or "CLP" for a | ||
commercial learner's permit; | ||
(2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and | ||
(3) include: | ||
(A) the name and domicile address of the person | ||
to whom it is issued; | ||
(B) the person's photograph; | ||
(C) a physical description of the person, | ||
including gender [ |
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(D) the person's date of birth; | ||
(E) a number or identifier the department | ||
considers appropriate; | ||
(F) the person's signature; | ||
(G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that | ||
the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or | ||
restrictions; | ||
(H) the name of this state; and | ||
(I) the dates between which the license is valid. | ||
SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters | ||
521 and 522, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license, | ||
commercial driver's license, or personal identification | ||
certificate issued or renewed under Chapter 521 or 522, | ||
Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2022. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |