75R13308 DRH-D By Goolsby H.B. No. 1645 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1645: By Madden C.S.H.B. No. 1645 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to cancellation of the voter registrations of persons who 1-3 are not United States citizens; providing a penalty. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 62.113 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 62.113. COMPILATION OF LIST OF NONCITIZENS. (a) The 1-8 clerk of the court shall maintain a list of the name and address of 1-9 each person who is excused or disqualified under this subchapter 1-10 from jury service because the person is not a citizen of the United 1-11 States. 1-12 (b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall 1-13 send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because 1-14 of citizenship in the previous month to the voter registrar of the 1-15 county. 1-16 (c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a 1-17 purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section 1-18 16.0332, Election Code. 1-19 (d) A person commits an offense if the person violates 1-20 Subsection (c). An offense under this section is a Class C 1-21 misdemeanor. 1-22 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Election Code, is 1-23 amended by adding Section 16.0332 to read as follows: 1-24 Sec. 16.0332. CANCELLATION BECAUSE OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS. 2-1 (a) After the registrar receives a list under Section 62.113, 2-2 Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified from jury 2-3 service because of citizenship status, the registrar shall deliver 2-4 to each registered voter who appears on the list a written notice 2-5 requiring the voter to provide proof of United States citizenship 2-6 in a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The notice shall 2-7 be delivered by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the 2-8 voter's registration application and to any new address of the 2-9 voter known to the registrar. 2-10 (b) If a voter fails to provide the registrar with proof of 2-11 citizenship before the 31st day after the date the notice is mailed 2-12 to the voter, the registrar shall cancel the voter's registration. 2-13 (c) The registrar shall retain a copy of the notice mailed 2-14 to a voter under this section on file with the voter's registration 2-15 application. The registrar shall also retain any proof of 2-16 citizenship received under this section on file with the 2-17 application. 2-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-19 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.