HB 4474

relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate
or driver's license issued to persons who are not citizens of the
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1017 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1017.  APPEARANCE OF CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO
NONCITIZEN.  A personal identification certificate issued to a
person who is not a citizen of the United States must display the
shape of Texas which is green in color.
SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1231 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1231.  APPEARANCE OF LICENSE ISSUED TO NONCITIZEN.
A driver's license issued to an applicant who is not a citizen of
the United States must display the shape of Texas which is green in
SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued or
renewed on or after January 1, 2026.  A personal identification
certificate or driver's license issued or renewed before January 1,
2026, is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.