HB 332

relating to acceptable forms 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
(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 voter
[person] by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or
that expired no earlier than four years before the date of
(2)  a United States military identification card that
contains the voter's [person's] photograph that has not expired or
that expired no earlier than four years before the date of
(3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to
the voter [person] that contains the voter's [person's] photograph;
(4)  a United States passport book or card issued to the
voter [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 voter
[person] by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or
that expired no earlier than four years before the date of
(6)  an official Native American identification card or
(A)  contains the voter's photograph and address;
(B)  is issued by a tribal organization or by a
tribe that is federally recognized and located in this state;
(7)  an identification card issued by a public or
private institution of higher education located in this state that
contains the voter's photograph; or
(8)  an identification card issued by a state agency of
this state that contains the voter's photograph.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.