89R11049 LRM-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 1076
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permitted forms of identification for the purpose of
accepting a voter.
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) one of the following forms of identification
issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not
expired or that expired no earlier than one year before the date of
presentation:
(A) a driver's license, not including a driver's
license subject to Section 521.271(a-2), 521.271(a-3),
521.271(a-4), or 521.2711(c), Transportation Code;
(B) an election identification certificate;[,]
or
(C) 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. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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.