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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data |
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for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration |
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list. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 18.0625 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 18.0625. USE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE DATA. (a) To |
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maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent |
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duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction, |
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the secretary of state shall use data of registered voters who apply |
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for a driver's license or personal identification card in another |
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state to identify voters: |
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(1) whose addresses have changed; |
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(2) who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4); |
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or |
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(3) who are registered to vote in more than one state. |
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(b) For purposes of implementing this section, the |
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Department of Public Safety shall share with the secretary of state |
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any data related to individuals who hold a driver's license or |
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personal identification card in this state and who apply for a |
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driver's license or personal identification card in another state. |
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(c) The secretary of state may, in consultation with the |
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Department of Public Safety, adopt rules and establish procedures |
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for the administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |