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H.B. No. 3686 AN ACT relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 614.124(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The identification card must include: (1) the full name of the honorably retired peace officer; (2) a photograph of the honorably retired peace officer consistent with the honorably retired peace officer's appearance; (3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the card to the honorably retired peace officer; (4) if applicable, the signature of the person authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the honorably retired peace officer; (5) a brief description of the honorably retired peace officer, including the honorably retired peace officer's height, weight, and eye color; (6) the thumbprint of the honorably retired peace officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the honorably retired peace officer; (7) the date the honorably retired peace officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity; (8) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the honorably retired peace officer; [and] (9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card; and (10) the position or rank held by the honorably retired peace officer at the time of the officer's retirement. SECTION 2. Section 614.1241(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The identification card must include: (1) the full name of the qualified retired law enforcement officer; (2) a photograph of the qualified retired law enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law enforcement officer's appearance; (3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired law enforcement officer; (4) if applicable, the signature of the person authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified retired law enforcement officer; (5) a brief description of the qualified retired law enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color; (6) the thumbprint of the qualified retired law enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer; (7) the date the qualified retired law enforcement officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity; (8) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law enforcement officer; [and] (9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card; and (10) the position or rank held by the qualified retired law enforcement officer at the time of the officer's retirement. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3686 was passed by the House on May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3686 was passed by the Senate on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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