89R5084 LRM-D By: Hayes H.B. No. 2424 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to acceptable forms of photo identification for the purposes of 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, not including a driver's license with an expiration provided by Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), or (a-4) or Section 521.2711(c), Transportation Code, an election identification certificate, or a 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. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.