SB964 • 2025

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Hughes
Last action: 2025-05-12
Official status: 05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

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Bill History

2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online
Rereferred to committee
2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 964 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Hughes, et al.

S.B. No. 964

(Isaac)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate

or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the

United States.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 521.1017 to read as follows:

Sec.

521.1017.

DESIGNATOR ON CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO

NONCITIZEN. A personal identification certificate issued to a

person who is not a citizen of the United States must:

(1)

orient the information on the certificate to

clearly distinguish the certificate from a personal identification

certificate issued to a person who is a citizen; and

(2)

display the phrase "NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE" on the

front of the certificate in the same font size as the individual's

personal identification certificate number.

SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 521.1231 to read as follows:

Sec.

521.1231.

DESIGNATOR ON LICENSE ISSUED TO NONCITIZEN.

A driver's license issued to an applicant who is not a citizen of

the United States must:

(1)

orient the information on the license vertically,

regardless of the age of the applicant, to clearly distinguish the

license from a driver's license issued to a person who is a citizen;

and

(2)

display the phrase "NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE" on the

front of the license in the same font size as the individual's

driver's license number.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued or

renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A personal

identification certificate or driver's license issued or renewed

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect when the license or certificate was issued or renewed, and

the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.