78R6478 DRH-D

By:  Bohac                                                        H.B. No. 1862



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified 
from jury service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 62.0142 to read as follows:
	Sec. 62.0142.  NOTICE ON WRITTEN SUMMONS.  If a written 
summons for jury duty allows a person to claim a disqualification or 
exemption by signing a statement and returning it to the clerk of 
the court, the form must notify the person that by claiming a 
disqualification or exemption based on the lack of citizenship or 
lack of residence in the county the person might no longer be 
eligible to vote in the county.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 62.114 to read as follows:
	Sec. 62.114.  COMPILATION OF LIST OF NONRESIDENTS.  (a)  The  
clerk of the court shall maintain a list containing the name and 
address of each person who is excused or disqualified under this 
subchapter from jury service because the person is not a resident of 
the county.
	(b)  On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall 
send to the voter registrar of the county a copy of the list of 
persons excused or disqualified in the previous month because the 
persons do not reside in the county.
	(c)  A list compiled under this section may not be used for a 
purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or  Section 
15.081, Election Code.
	SECTION 3.  Section 15.081(a), Election Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  The registrar shall maintain a suspense list containing 
the name of each voter:
		(1)  who fails to submit a response to the registrar in 
accordance with Section 15.053;
		(2)  [or] whose renewal certificate is returned to the 
registrar in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 14; or
		(3)  who appears on the list of nonresidents of the 
county provided to the registrar under Section 62.114, Government 
Code.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.