HB 298

89R3110 MZM-D
		By: DeAyala, Bumgarner, Harris,
  H.B. No. 298
		    Bell of Kaufman, Louderback, et al.
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to the content of a driver's license or personal
  identification certificate.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 521.121(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The driver's license must include:
               (1)  a distinguishing number assigned by the department
  to the license holder;
               (2)  a photograph of the entire face of the holder;
               (3)  the full name and date of birth of the holder;
               (4)  a brief description of the holder; [and]
               (5)  the license holder's residence address or, for a
  license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street
  address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license
  holder's spouse or parent serves as a federal judge, including a
  federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals
  Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge; and
               (6)  if the holder is a citizen of the United States, an
  indication that the holder is a citizen of the United States.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued
  or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.