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By: Hull, Paul (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 2197 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2021; |
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May 6, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statement of residence required to vote. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.0011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The statement described by Subsection (c) must |
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include a field for the voter to enter the voter's current county of |
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residence. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the secretary of state shall adopt a statement of |
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residence form as required by Section 63.0011, Election Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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