89R3866 MZM-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 4514       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image   verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's   identity; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 521.059(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The department shall use the image verification system   established under this section only to the extent allowed by:                (1)  Section 521.0591 to verify an individual's   identity; and                (2)  Chapter 730[, Transportation Code,] to aid other   law enforcement agencies in:                      (A) [(1)]  establishing the identity of a victim   of a disaster or crime that a local law enforcement agency is unable   to establish; or                      (B) [(2)]  conducting an investigation of   criminal conduct.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.0591 to read as follows:          Sec. 521.0591.  USE OF IMAGE VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR   IDENTITY VERIFICATION. (a)  The department may, on request of any   person, verify the identity of an individual by comparing a facial   image of the individual to facial images contained in the image   verification system established under Section 521.059.  The   department may comply with a request under this section only if the   request includes:                (1)  a facial image and the name of the individual who   is the subject of the identity verification request;                (2)  the written consent of the individual described by   Subdivision (1); and                (3)  the fee described by Subsection (c).          (b)  The department may refuse to provide an identity   verification under this section for any reason.          (c)  The department by rule shall establish a fee for the   submission of an identity verification request under this section   in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the department's   compliance with this section, including the direct and indirect   costs associated with the department's use of the image   verification system.          (d)  This section does not authorize the disclosure of an   image contained in the image verification system established under   Section 521.059 to any person.          (e)  Information submitted to the department as part of an   identity verification request under this section, including all   images and personal identifying information, is confidential and   not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.          (f)  The department shall, promptly after conducting an   identity verification or refusing to conduct an identity   verification under this section, destroy all information submitted   as part of the identity verification request.          SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department   of Public Safety shall adopt the rules necessary to implement   Section 521.0591, Transportation Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.