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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to acceptable forms of photo identification for the |
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purposes of voting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of |
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photo identification under this chapter: |
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(1) a driver's license, not including a driver's |
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license with an expiration provided by Section 521.271(a-2), (a-3), |
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or (a-4) or Section 521.2711(c), Transportation Code, an election |
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identification certificate, or a personal identification card |
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issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not |
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expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date |
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of presentation; |
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(2) a United States military identification card that |
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contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that |
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expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; |
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(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to |
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the person that contains the person's photograph; |
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(4) a United States passport book or card issued to the |
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person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four |
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years before the date of presentation; or |
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(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person |
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by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that |
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expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |