Bill Text: TX SB1733 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to recognition of certain identification documents by governmental officials.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-08 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1733 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1733-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to recognition of certain identification documents by governmental officials.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-08 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1733 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1733-Introduced.html
85R9161 SCL-D | ||
By: Birdwell | S.B. No. 1733 |
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relating to recognition of certain identification documents by | ||
governmental officials. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 6, Government Code, is amended | ||
by adding Chapter 620 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 620. RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS | ||
Sec. 620.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Governmental entity" means: | ||
(A) the state; | ||
(B) a political subdivision of the state, | ||
including a municipality, a county, or any kind of district; or | ||
(C) an institution, board, commission, office, | ||
department, court, or other agency: | ||
(i) in the executive, judicial, or | ||
legislative branch of state government, including an institution of | ||
higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or | ||
(ii) of a political subdivision of the | ||
state. | ||
(2) "Governmental official" means an employee, agent, | ||
or elected or appointed official of a governmental entity. The term | ||
does not include an election officer accepting a voter under | ||
Chapter 63, Election Code. | ||
Sec. 620.002. RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION | ||
DOCUMENTS BY GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS. (a) A governmental official | ||
may not accept, rely on, or otherwise use an identification | ||
document for the purpose of determining a person's identity or | ||
residency unless the document is expressly authorized for that | ||
purpose under Subsection (b). | ||
(b) The secretary of state by rule shall specify the | ||
identification documents that may be accepted by a governmental | ||
official. Rules adopted under this subsection: | ||
(1) may not authorize an identification document | ||
issued by a political subdivision of this state; and | ||
(2) must require that foreign identification | ||
documents include appropriate security measures to ensure | ||
authenticity. | ||
Sec. 620.003. CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT POLICIES | ||
PROHIBITED. (a) A governmental entity may not adopt or enforce a | ||
rule, ordinance, order, policy, or other measure that is | ||
inconsistent with Section 620.002. | ||
(b) A rule, ordinance, order, policy, or other measure that | ||
is inconsistent with Section 620.002 is void. | ||
Sec. 620.004. EFFECT ON ELECTION LAW. This chapter may not | ||
be construed to have any effect on state election law, including the | ||
acceptable forms of photo identification under Chapter 63, Election | ||
Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |