Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee.
HB 3426 requires the Texas Department of Public Safety to issue digital versions of driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates. These digital licenses must be accessible via smartphone apps, include all standard license information, and meet security verification standards. The bill specifies that digital licenses will be treated as legally equivalent to physical licenses under Texas law for most purposes. It also authorizes the department to charge a fee for providing this service.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to an engrossed version with standardized spacing, consistent capitalization, and corrected punctuation. No substantive policy changes were made to the actual legislative text or provisions.
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Formatting corrections including removal of inconsistent spacing, standardization of capitalization in section titles, and correction of punctuation marks throughout the document.
Floor votes · House May 6, 2025
How they voted
117–30
Passed
Total votes 147
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican87
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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