Monitoring the SessionSB 834
Died in committee
THE TEXT
…“Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption covers only who can preregister by age. The body also adds a yearly reporting duty for high school registrars and a public compliance list run by the secretary of state, which the caption does not mention.
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relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Caption: who can preregister. Bill: high school registrars also report forms and 18-year-olds yearly.
The bill lowers the age at which a Texan can apply to register to vote from 17 years and 10 months to 17. It touches 17-year-olds, county voter registrars, high school deputy registrars, and the secretary of state. High school registrars must also report each year how many registration forms they handed out and how many students are 18, and the state must post online a list of high schools showing whether each one is complying.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 94 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 94 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 16, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB834 · 2025-01-16
relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.
Caption: who can preregister. Bill: high school registrars also report forms and 18-year-olds yearly.
The bill lowers the age at which a Texan can apply to register to vote from 17 years and 10 months to 17. It touches 17-year-olds, county voter registrars, high school deputy registrars, and the secretary of state. High school registrars must also report each year how many registration forms they handed out and how many students are 18, and the state must post online a list of high schools showing whether each one is complying.
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THE TEXT
…“Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption covers only who can preregister by age. The body also adds a yearly reporting duty for high school registrars and a public compliance list run by the secretary of state, which the caption does not mention.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
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$129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 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: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Johnson, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 16, 2025
02/13/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
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The text as introduced · 246 words
89R954 LRM/AMF-D By: Johnson S.B. No. 834 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must, on the date the registration application is submitted to the registrar, be at least 17 years [ and 10 months ] of age and satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age. SECTION 2. Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d) At least twice each school year, a high school deputy registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the secretary of state. A high school deputy registrar shall annually submit the number of registration application forms distributed under this section and the number of students whose year of birth was at least 18 years ago to the secretary of state. (d-1) The secretary of state shall publish and maintain on the agency's Internet website a list of high schools to which Subsection (d) applies and indicate whether the school is in compliance with that subsection. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.