Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.
SB 523 allows parole officers, peace officers, probation officers, and prosecutors in Texas to list their office address instead of their home address on their driver's licenses. The bill requires these professionals to notify the Texas Department of Public Safety within 30 days of changing their office address or name. For peace officers, acceptable alternative addresses include their residence municipality/county or their employment county. The law, effective September 1, 2025, applies only to these specific law enforcement and legal professionals, not the general public.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Dec 3, 2024
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding driver's license alternative addresses for parole, peace, probation, and prosecutors remains unchanged. The enrolled version includes certification of passage by both legislative chambers and the Governor's approval.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a formatting conversion from draft to final enrolled version
TECHNICAL
Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text, replacing them with proper enrolled bill formatting including certification signatures and dates
Added certification statements confirming the bill passed the Senate on March 13, 2025 and the House on May 21, 2025, with Governor's approval
Removed draft annotations, page numbers, and placeholder text that were present in the engrossed version
Standardized spacing and formatting throughout the document to meet enrolled bill requirements
Floor votes · House May 21, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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