Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 2 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of ARTICLE 2 accordingly:
SECTION 2.____. Section 15.054, Election Code, as effective September 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "military service voter" means:
(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States;
(2) a member of the merchant marine of the United States;
(3) a member of the Texas National Guard;
(4) a member of the National Guard of another state serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States;
(5) a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States or activated on state orders; or
(6) a spouse or dependent of a member of a military organization listed in Subdivisions (1) through (5).
(a-1) For purposes of Section 15.053, a voter's residence may be documented by providing a photocopy of the first document, beginning with Subdivision (1) and continuing through Subdivision (6), in the following list that corresponds to the voter's residence under Section 1.015:
(1) a driver's license issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or, if the voter has notified the department of a change of address under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, an affidavit from the voter stating the new address contained in the notification;
(2) a personal identification card issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or, if the voter has notified the department of a change of address under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, an affidavit from the voter stating the new address contained in the notification;
(3) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or, if the voter has notified the department of a change of address under Section 411.181, Government Code, an affidavit from the voter stating the new address contained in the notification;
(4) an appraisal district document showing the address the voter claims as a homestead in this state;
(5) a utility bill addressed to the voter's residence address; or
(6) an official tax document or Texas Department of Motor Vehicles document showing the registration address of a vehicle the voter owns.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) a military service voter [who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse or a dependent of a member];
(1-a) a voter domiciled in this state but temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States;
(2) a voter enrolled as a full-time student who lives on campus at an institution of higher education;
(3) a voter whose address is confidential under Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(4) a federal judge, state judge, or spouse of a federal or state judge whose driver's license includes the street address of a courthouse under Section 521.121, Transportation Code; or
(5) a peace officer whose driver's license omits the officer's actual residence address under Section 521.1211, Transportation Code.