HB 1777 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.

HB 1777 requires Texas driver's licenses and personal ID certificates to include a visible designation indicating the holder is a registered sex offender, as mandated by a court order under Texas law. This designation applies only to licenses issued or renewed on or after September 1, 2025, leaving existing licenses unaffected. The bill directly affects individuals subject to sex offender registration under Chapter 62 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. It does not change registration requirements but adds a standardized visual identifier to identification documents for public awareness. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, as specified in Section 3.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · May 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an 'Engrossed' version with improved spacing and organization. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the requirement to mark registered sex offenders on driver's licenses and the September 1, 2025 effective date.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes; the bill's applicability and requirements remain identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

Text formatting and spacing were adjusted to reflect the engrossed version status, but no policy content was altered.

Floor votes · House May 10, 2025

How they voted

1271
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 144
May 10, 2025
D Democratic59
48 Yea 11
81% Yea
R Republican85
79 Yea 1 Nay 5
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 10, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (127-1-16)
house
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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