85R2613 ADM-D
By: Garcia S.B. No. 149
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18
years of age to preregister to vote.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,
on the date the registration application is submitted to the
registrar, be at least 15 [17] years [and 10 months] of age and
satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.
SECTION 2. Section 521.222, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) At the time the department issues a learner license to a
person described by Subsection (a), the department shall inform the
person that the person may be eligible to apply for registration to
vote under Section 13.001, Election Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.