Bill Text: TX HB815 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 815 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a county to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [HB815 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB815-Introduced.html

	86R5397 MP-F

	By: Kuempel	H.B. No. 815



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a county to require photo
	identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 191.010, Local Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 191.010. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO
	FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS [~~IN CERTAIN COUNTIES~~].
	SECTION 2. Section 191.010(b), Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) A county clerk [~~in a county with a population of 3.3~~
	~~million or more~~] may require a person presenting a document in
	person for filing in the real property records of the county to
	present a photo identification to the clerk. The clerk may copy the
	photo identification or record information from the photo
	identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or
	record the information from a photo identification.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.