TITLE: Relating to the ability of persons licensed to drive in Texas to renew license by electronic means.

SUMMARY: Relating to the ability of persons licensed to drive in Texas to renew license by electronic means.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the ability of persons licensed to drive in Texas to renew license by electronic means BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: Sec. 521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS. (a) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means. (b) A rule adopted under this section: (1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this section; (2) may not permit a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means; (3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older; and (4) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of: (A) a person who: (i) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and (ii) is absent from the state; and (B) the spouse or dependent child of a person described by Paragraph (A). (5) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means, of: (A) any person currently licensed under the age of 79. SECTION 521.274. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.