By: Bettencourt, et al. S.B. No. 1114
(In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2021; March 18, 2021, read
first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
April 1, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 2; April 6, 2021,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1114 By: Birdwell
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to verification of the citizenship status of certain
registered voters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a) After the registrar receives notification [a list]
under Section 18.068 of this code or Section 62.113, Government
Code, of persons excused or disqualified from jury service because
of citizenship status or notification of persons who have indicated
a lack of citizenship status in connection with a motor vehicle or
Department of Public Safety record, the registrar shall deliver to
each registered voter whose name appears on the list a written
notice requiring the voter to submit to the registrar proof of
United States citizenship in the form of a certified copy of the
voter's birth certificate, United States passport, or certificate
of naturalization or any other form prescribed by the secretary of
state. The notice shall be delivered by forwardable mail to the
mailing address on the voter's registration application and to any
new address of the voter known to the registrar.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the
administration of this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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