bill adding TWIC cards to the voter photo ID list

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89R15629 JDK-D

By: Morales Shaw
H.B. No. 4030

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to documentation of proof 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) a Transportation Worker Identification Credential

(TWIC) card issued by the Transportation Security Administration

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

before the date of presentation .

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