89R11402 LRM-D
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1072
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing pregnant individuals to vote by mail if they
will be in the second or third trimester on election day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 82.002, Election Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY OR OTHER PHYSICAL CONDITION
[CONFINEMENT FOR CHILDBIRTH].
SECTION 2. Section 82.002(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail
if the voter:
(1) has a sickness or physical condition that prevents
the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day
without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring
the voter's health; [or]
(2) is expecting to give birth within four [three]
weeks before or after election day; or
(3) will be in the second or third trimester of
pregnancy on election day.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.