HB 2245

Bill Orders Monthly Citizenship Checks Of Every Texas Voter

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the verification of the citizenship status of registered voters.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Sources include Homeland Security and Social Security. Flagged voters must send proof, like a passport.

The bill orders the Texas Secretary of State to check the statewide voter list every month against outside citizenship records, including birth records, a national motor vehicle database, federal Homeland Security data, a Social Security verification system, and any other citizenship database the office can reach. It affects registered voters and county voter registrars, who must mail a notice demanding proof of citizenship to any voter flagged by these records. Voters who get the notice must send a birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate, or another approved document, and the checks start September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 29, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2245 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

+ 9 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the verification of the citizenship status of registered voters.

WHAT IT DOES

Sources include Homeland Security and Social Security. Flagged voters must send proof, like a passport.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 29, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Elections

FILED UNDER

SURVEILLANCE STATE

THE TEXT

“any other database containing citizenship status information the secretary of state may access”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill has the state run the voter list against federal and other government databases every month, with an open-ended catch-all for any database the Secretary of State can access.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terri Leo Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50K Dustin Burrows Campaign$45K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525,040.28

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Aug 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$45,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Aug 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Cody HarrisRHouse 8

Richard HayesRHouse 57

Hillary HicklandRHouse 55

Andy HopperRHouse 64

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Brent MoneyRHouse 2

Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

Wes VirdellRHouse 53

House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Aliens

Elections--Registration & Suffrage

SECRETARY OF STATE

Text

The text as introduced · 314 words

89R3241 PRL-D

By: Leo Wilson
H.B. No. 2245

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the verification of the citizenship status of

registered voters.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as

follows:

(a) After the registrar receives notification under

Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this code, or

Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified

from jury service because of citizenship status or notification of

persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status in connection

with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety record as

provided by Subsection (a-1) or other record as provided by

Subsection (a-2) , the registrar shall deliver to each registered

voter whose name appears on the list a written notice requiring the

voter to submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship

in the form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate,

United States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any

other form prescribed by the secretary of state. The notice shall

be delivered by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the

voter's registration application and to any new address of the

voter known to the registrar.

(a-2) The secretary of state shall compare on a monthly

basis the citizenship status information in the existing statewide

computerized voter registration list against citizenship status

information available from:

(1) birth certificate records maintained by any state

or local government agency;

(2) the American Association of Motor Vehicle

Administrators;

(3) the United States Department of Homeland Security;

(4) the Help America Vote Verification (HAVV)

information system maintained by the United States Social Security

Administration; and

(5) any other database containing citizenship status

information the secretary of state may access.

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