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| 1 | 1 | 89R11402 LRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1072 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to allowing pregnant individuals to vote by mail if they | |
| 10 | 10 | will be in the second or third trimester on election day. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 82.002, Election Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY OR OTHER PHYSICAL CONDITION | |
| 15 | 15 | [CONFINEMENT FOR CHILDBIRTH]. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Section 82.002(a), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 17 | 17 | read as follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | (a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail | |
| 19 | 19 | if the voter: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) has a sickness or physical condition that prevents | |
| 21 | 21 | the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day | |
| 22 | 22 | without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring | |
| 23 | 23 | the voter's health; [or] | |
| 24 | 24 | (2) is expecting to give birth within four [three] | |
| 25 | 25 | weeks before or after election day; or | |
| 26 | 26 | (3) will be in the second or third trimester of | |
| 27 | 27 | pregnancy on election day. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |