88R HB 675
by Rep. Bucy, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Elections
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Caption, 88R bill history
SB 977
online voter registration through the state website
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 electronic voter registration.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Secretary of State works with DPS and the Department of Information Resources.
The bill orders the Secretary of State to work with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Information Resources to let people register to vote online through the state's official website. Applicants with a Texas driver's license or ID must attest that their information is true and consent to using their license signature, and those without one must attest and sign digitally. Online applications are treated as mail-in registrations, and the Secretary of State must write security rules, use the state portal to verify identity and address, and post a warning about the false-registration offense on the site.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 675 by Rep. Bucy (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 675 by Rep. Bucy (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 29, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB977 · 2025-01-29
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ITEM
relating to electronic voter registration.
WHAT IT DOES
Secretary of State works with DPS and the Department of Information Resources.
The bill orders the Secretary of State to work with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Information Resources to let people register to vote online through the state's official website. Applicants with a Texas driver's license or ID must attest that their information is true and consent to using their license signature, and those without one must attest and sign digitally. Online applications are treated as mail-in registrations, and the Secretary of State must write security rules, use the state portal to verify identity and address, and post a warning about the false-registration offense on the site.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
No flags
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Donald Henley$117,500Dale Linebarger$38,769Stephen McNally$24,000
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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 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.
Donald Henley$117,500.00
Dale Linebarger$38,769.25
Stephen McNally$24,000.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 29, 2025
02/13/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 311 by Bucy (identical)
HB 1321 by Morales Shaw (identical)
Subjects
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
Electronic Information Systems
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
INTERNET
INFORMATION RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
SECRETARY OF STATE
Text
The text as introduced · 433 words
89R1518 LRM-D By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 977 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to electronic voter registration. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows: Sec. 13.009. ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION. (a) The secretary of state shall work with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Information Resources to implement a program to allow a person to complete a voter registration application over the Internet from the official website of this state. The Internet websites of the secretary of state and the Department of Public Safety must also provide a link to the location of the application on the official website of this state. (b) An applicant for electronic voter registration who has an unexpired driver's license or personal identification card issued in this state must: (1) attest to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true; and (2) affirmatively consent to the use of the signature on the applicant's driver's license or personal identification card for voter registration purposes. (c) An applicant for electronic voter registration who does not have an unexpired driver's license or personal identification card issued in this state must: (1) attest to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true; and (2) digitally sign the applicant's application before submitting it electronically. (d) For each application submitted under Subsection (b), the program shall require that a digital copy of the applicant's signature be obtained from the Department of Public Safety. (e) A digital signature given as provided by secretary of state rule meets the signature requirement under Section 13.002(b). An application submitted under this section is considered for all purposes an application submitted by mail under this title. (f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to provide for additional security measures necessary to ensure the accuracy and integrity of applications submitted electronically. (g) The rules adopted under Subsection (f) must require that: (1) the Internet website through which a person may complete a voter registration application include a description of the offense described by Section 13.007 in a conspicuous location on the website near the place where the person begins or submits the application; and (2) the state electronic Internet portal project be used to authenticate the identity and address of a person who submits an application electronically under this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.