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This bill establishes a program for the issuance of digital identification, including digital driver's licenses and digital personal identification certificates, to be administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The bill requires DPS to assess and upgrade its existing infrastructure, acquire a mobile application that can display and authenticate digital IDs, deploy the mobile app, and implement a law enforcement version of the app. DPS is given the option to contract with a third party to establish the program at no cost to the department. The bill mandates that DPS adopt the necessary rules for the digital identification program by February 1, 2024, and specifies that the act will take effect immediately or on September 1, 2023, depending on the vote of the legislature.

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