SB 1470

relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data
for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 18.0625 to read as follows:
Sec. 18.0625.  USE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE DATA.  (a)  To
maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent
duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction,
the secretary of state shall use data of registered voters who apply
for a driver's license or personal identification card in another
(1)  whose addresses have changed;
(2)  who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4);
(3)  who are registered to vote in more than one state.
(b)  For purposes of implementing this section, the
Department of Public Safety shall share with the secretary of state
any data related to individuals who hold a driver's license or
personal identification card in this state and who apply for a
driver's license or personal identification card in another state.
(c)  The secretary of state may, in consultation with the
Department of Public Safety, adopt rules and establish procedures
for the administration of this section.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.