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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Department of Public Safety establishes a free digital identification program for licenses starting in 2027
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Delivery of Government EfficiencySponsor: Terry Canales
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification.
Eligible residents gain the option to carry official state-issued identification and licenses securely on their mobile devices without incurring any additional state fees, while law enforcement officials must establish procedures to accept these digital credentials.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Public Safety
Must establish and deploy the digital identification program, upgrade infrastructure, and set rules by February 1, 2027.
Parks and Wildlife Department
Must consult with DPS on the digital identification program and issue physical or digital hunting and fishing licenses to eligible applicants.
law enforcement officials
Must implement procedures necessary to accept digital identification from residents.
license holders and drivers
May request and receive a free digital version of their eligible state-issued licenses.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can the state charge a fee for a digital ID?
Can digital identification be used to vote?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 22, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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