By: Bucy, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 357

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023; May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 16, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 16, 2023, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 357 By: Hughes

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 86.015(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The online tool developed or provided under Subsection (a) must require the voter to provide, before permitting the voter to access information described by that subsection:

(1) the voter's name and date of birth [registration address] and the last four digits of the voter's social security number; and

(2) the voter's:

(A) driver's license number; or

(B) personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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