bill dropping the state ID card from voter ID

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89R4665 LRM-D

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 2738

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. Sections 63.0101(a) and (b), Election Code, are

amended to read as follows:

(a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of

photo identification under this chapter:

(1) a driver's license or an [ , ] 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.

(b) The following documentation is acceptable as proof of

identification under this chapter:

(1) a government document that shows the name and

address of the voter, including the voter's voter registration

certificate;

(2) [ one of the following documents that shows the

name and address of the voter:

[ (A) a copy of a current utility bill;

[ (B) a bank statement;

[ (C) ] a government check[ ; or

[ (D) a paycheck ]; or

(3) a certified copy of a domestic birth certificate

or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of

law and establishes the person's identity.

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