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HB298 • 2025

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
DeAyala | Bumgarner | Harris | Bell, Keith | Louderback
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
05/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  2. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  13. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
89(R) HB 298 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

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.