89R954 LRM/AMF-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 834
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18
years of age to preregister to vote.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,
on the date the registration application is submitted to the
registrar, be at least 17 years [and 10 months] of age and satisfy
the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.
SECTION 2. Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
follows:
(d) At least twice each school year, a high school deputy
registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration
application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or
older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the
secretary of state. A high school deputy registrar shall annually
submit the number of registration application forms distributed
under this section and the number of students whose year of birth
was at least 18 years ago to the secretary of state.
(d-1) The secretary of state shall publish and maintain on
the agency's Internet website a list of high schools to which
Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in
compliance with that subsection.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.