By: Zwiener H.B. No. 86
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of
photo identification under this chapter:
(1) a driver's license, election identification
certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person
by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;
(2) a United States military identification card that
contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that
expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;
(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to
the person that contains the person's photograph;
(4) a United States passport book or card issued to the
person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four
years before the date of presentation; [or]
(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person
by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;
or
(6) an identification card issued by a public
institution of higher education located in this state that contains
the person's photograph, date of birth, and full legal name and that
has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before
the date of presentation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.