bill adds college student IDs to voter ID list

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By: Zwiener
H.B. No. 1003

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

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

SECTION 1. Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of

photo identification under this chapter:

(1) a driver's license, election identification

certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person

by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that

expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;

(2) a United States military identification card that

contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that

expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;

(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to

the person that contains the person's photograph;

(4) a United States passport book or card issued to the

person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four

years before the date of presentation; [ or ]

(5) a license to carry a handgun issued to the person

by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that

expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation ;

or

(6) an identification card issued by a public

institution of higher education located in this state that has not

expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date

of presentation and contains the person's:

(A) photograph;

(B) date of birth; and

(C) full legal name .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.