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Amend HB 218 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the
bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by
adding Section 63.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 63.010. FEES PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION. Notwithstanding any other law, a
local government or state agency, including a public institution of
higher education, may not charge a fee for a person to obtain a
document issued by the local government or state agency, including
a public institution of higher education, if the document may be
used as proof of identification under this chapter.