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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to residence for 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 1.015, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A person is considered to have left the person's home |
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for more than temporary purposes if the person does not reside at |
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the person's home for at least 180 days in a calendar year. |
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(c-2) Subsection (c-1) does not apply to a person: |
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(1) who is a member of the armed forces of the United |
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States or the spouse or a dependent of a member; |
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(2) enrolled as a full-time student who lives on |
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campus at an institution of higher education; or |
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(3) who is a member of the legislature or the United |
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States Congress. |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), a person who |
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maintains more than one place of residence may not establish |
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residence at a place that is a commercial building or a recreational |
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vehicle. |
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(h) The voter registrar may determine that a recreational |
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vehicle is a person's residence with consideration of the address |
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listed on: |
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(1) a driver's license or other identification card |
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issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not |
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expired; |
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(2) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to |
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the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired; |
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(3) a utility bill addressed to the person at the |
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address of the person's established residence; or |
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(4) an official tax document or Texas Department of |
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Motor Vehicles document showing the registration address of a |
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vehicle the person owns. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an election held on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |