87R30475 TSS-D
By: Perry S.R. No. 540
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
Bill 155 (the use of certain information regarding voter
qualification) to consider and take action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the bill in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, by amending
Section 16.0332(a), Election Code, and adding Subsections (a-1),
(d), and (e) to read as follows:
(a) After the registrar receives notification [a list]
under Subsection (a-1) of this section, 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 indicate 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.
(a-1) The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement
with the Department of Public Safety under which information in the
existing statewide computerized voter registration list is
compared against information in the database of the Department of
Public Safety on a monthly basis to verify the accuracy of
citizenship status information previously provided on voter
registration applications.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the
administration of this section.
(e) Not later than December 31 of each year, the secretary
of state shall provide a report to the legislature of the number of
voter registrations canceled under this section during the calendar
year.
Explanation: This change is necessary to allow for the
verification of the citizenship status of certain registered
voters.