By: Bucy, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 357
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 16, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
May 16, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 357 By: Hughes
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an
application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.015(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The online tool developed or provided under Subsection
(a) must require the voter to provide, before permitting the voter
to access information described by that subsection:
(1) the voter's name and date of birth [registration
address] and the last four digits of the voter's social security
number; and
(2) the voter's:
(A) driver's license number; or
(B) personal identification card number issued
by the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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