By: Perry S.R. No. 540
SENATE RESOLUTION
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.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 19,
Nays 12.
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Secretary of the Senate