89R13731 MPF-D
By: Virdell H.B. No. 4385
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to residence for purposes of voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.015, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
(c-1) A person is considered to have left the person's home
for more than temporary purposes if the person does not reside at
the person's home for at least 180 days in a calendar year.
(c-2) Subsection (c-1) does not apply to a person:
(1) who is a member of the armed forces of the United
States or the spouse or a dependent of a member;
(2) enrolled as a full-time student who lives on
campus at an institution of higher education; or
(3) who is a member of the legislature or the United
States Congress.
(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), a person who
maintains more than one place of residence may not establish
residence at a place that is a commercial building or a recreational
vehicle.
(h) The voter registrar may determine that a recreational
vehicle is a person's residence with consideration of the address
listed on:
(1) a driver's license or other identification card
issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not
expired;
(2) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to
the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired;
(3) a utility bill addressed to the person at the
address of the person's established residence; or
(4) an official tax document or Texas Department of
Motor Vehicles document showing the registration address of a
vehicle the person owns.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an election held on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.