| 1 | 1 | | 89R15629 JDK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 4030 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of |
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| 14 | 14 | | photo identification under this chapter: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) a driver's license, election identification |
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| 16 | 16 | | certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person |
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| 17 | 17 | | by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that |
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| 18 | 18 | | expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) a United States military identification card that |
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| 20 | 20 | | contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that |
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| 21 | 21 | | expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to |
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| 23 | 23 | | the person that contains the person's photograph; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (4) a United States passport book or card issued to the |
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| 25 | 25 | | person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four |
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| 26 | 26 | | years before the date of presentation; [or] |
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| 27 | 27 | | (5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person |
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| 28 | 28 | | by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that |
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| 29 | 29 | | expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; |
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| 30 | 30 | | or |
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| 31 | 31 | | (6) a Transportation Worker Identification Credential |
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| 32 | 32 | | (TWIC) card issued by the Transportation Security Administration |
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| 33 | 33 | | that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years |
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| 34 | 34 | | before the date of presentation. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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