HB 2549

relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on driver's licenses,
commercial driver's licenses, commercial learner's permits, and
personal identification certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:
(o)  The application for the personal identification
certificate must provide space for the applicant to identify the
applicant's biological sex as either male or female as determined
SECTION 2.  Section 521.121(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  The driver's license must include:
(1)  a distinguishing number assigned by the department
(2)  a photograph of the entire face of the holder;
(3)  the full name and date of birth of the holder;
(4)  a brief description of the holder, including the
holder's biological sex as either male or female as determined at
(5)  the license holder's residence address or, for a
license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street
address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license
holder's spouse or parent serves as a federal judge, including a
federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals
Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge.
SECTION 3.  Section 521.142(c), Transportation Code, is
(c)  The application must state:
(1)  the applicant's biological sex as either male or
female as determined at birth [of the applicant];
(2)  the residence address of the applicant, or if the
applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge,
a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
attorney, or a state judge, or a family member of a federal judge,
including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United
States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge
using the procedure developed under Section 521.121(c), the street
address of the courthouse or office building in which the applicant
or the applicant's spouse or parent serves as a federal judge,
including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United
States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state
(3)  whether the applicant has been licensed to drive a
(4)  if previously licensed, when and by what state or
(5)  whether that license has been suspended or revoked
or a license application denied;
(6)  the date and reason for the suspension,
(7)  whether the applicant is a citizen of the United
(8)  the county of residence of the applicant.
SECTION 4.  Section 522.021(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  An application for a commercial driver's license or
commercial learner's permit must include:
(1)  the full name and current residence and mailing
(2)  a physical description of the applicant, including
(A)  biological sex as either male or female as
(3)  the applicant's date of birth;
(4)  the applicant's social security number, unless the
application is for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license and
the applicant is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction;
(5)  certifications, including those required by 49
(6)  any other information required by the department.
SECTION 5.  Section 522.030(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
(A)  "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL" for a
commercial driver's license; or
(B)  "Commercial Learner's Permit" or "CLP" for a
(2)  be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and
(A)  the name and domicile address of the person
(C)  a physical description of the person,
(i)  biological sex as either male or female
(D)  the person's date of birth;
(E)  a number or identifier the department
(G)  each class of commercial motor vehicle that
the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or
(H)  the name of this state; and
(I)  the dates between which the license is valid.
SECTION 6.  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters
521 and 522, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license,
commercial driver's license, commercial learner's permit, or
personal identification certificate issued or renewed under
Chapter 521 or 522, Transportation Code, on or after the effective
SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.