Bill Text: TX SB1341 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-18 - Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) [SB1341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1341-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-18 - Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) [SB1341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1341-Introduced.html
88R12295 LRM-D | ||
By: West | S.B. No. 1341 |
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relating to the application review process for certain delayed | ||
birth certificates. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 192.025, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | ||
(f) The state registrar may not reject an application under | ||
this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of supporting | ||
evidence that contains inconsistent or contradictory information | ||
if, based on the contents of the application as a whole, the state | ||
registrar determines by a preponderance of the evidence the | ||
applicant's identity and place of birth. In making a determination | ||
under this subsection, the state registrar shall consider and give | ||
weight to: | ||
(1) any supporting evidence that raises a legitimate | ||
question as to the applicant's actual place of birth; | ||
(2) the inclusion of a valid driver's license or | ||
personal identification certificate; and | ||
(3) the inclusion of a verified affidavit by a person | ||
with personal knowledge of the applicant's identity. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |