84R4361 JRJ-D By: Reynolds H.B. No. 2387 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to eligibility for early voting by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 82, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 82.006 to read as follows: Sec. 82.006. OCCUPATIONAL HARDSHIP. A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if the voter's occupational status causes a hardship for the voter that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without causing a disruption in the operations of the voter's employer. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.