| 1 | 1 | | 88R3700 SGM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1020 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the acceptance of identification for voters who |
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| 8 | 8 | | identify as transgender. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 32, Election Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 32.116 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 32.116. REQUIRED TRAINING RELATED TO ACCEPTING VOTERS |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER. Each program, standard, or material |
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| 14 | 14 | | for any training developed under this subchapter must include: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) guidance for election workers to accept photo |
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| 16 | 16 | | identification that may not align with a person's presenting gender |
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| 17 | 17 | | expression or identity; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) information about voters who identify as |
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| 19 | 19 | | transgender and their historical disenfranchisement. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 21 | 21 | | adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (e) An indication of gender on a form of identification |
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| 23 | 23 | | described by this section that does not align with the gender |
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| 24 | 24 | | expression or identity of the person seeking to vote does not |
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| 25 | 25 | | invalidate the form of identification for the purpose of accepting |
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| 26 | 26 | | a voter for voting. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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