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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of |
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digital identification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 7, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 526 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 526. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM |
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Sec. 526.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Department" and "driver's license" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 521.001. |
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(2) "Digital identification" includes digital |
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driver's licenses and digital personal identification |
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certificates. |
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Sec. 526.0102. DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM. (a) The |
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department by rule shall establish a program for the issuance of |
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digital identification. |
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(b) In establishing the digital identification program, the |
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department shall: |
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(1) assess existing department infrastructure and |
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upgrade department infrastructure according to the department's |
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findings; |
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(2) acquire a mobile application that: |
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(A) displays digital identification that |
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includes the information described by Section 521.121(a) on a |
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wireless communication device; |
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(B) includes an authentication and verification |
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process for a wireless communication device; and |
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(C) may be used in any location regardless of the |
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location's level of wireless connectivity or cellular telephone |
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service; |
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(3) deploy the digital identification mobile |
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application; and |
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(4) implement a law enforcement version of the |
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application. |
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(c) The department may contract with a third party to |
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establish the program described by this section if the contract is |
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at no cost to the department. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt the |
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rules for the digital identification program under Chapter 526, |
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Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later than February |
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1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |