85R2972 JRR-D
By: Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 260
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to providing voter registration application forms to
certain discharged inmates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.0166 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0166. PROVIDING DISCHARGED INMATE WITH VOTER
REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM. Before discharging an inmate who
has fully completed the inmate's sentence, including any term of
parole or supervision, the department shall determine whether the
inmate is eligible for registration as a voter in this state under
Section 13.001, Election Code. If the inmate is eligible for
registration under Section 13.001, Election Code, the department
shall provide to the inmate an official voter registration
application form when the department discharges the inmate.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.