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SB 1862

AN ACT relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of

Senate Bill Hughes
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of

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Bill Text

relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of
certain applicants for voter registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to
(c)  A registration application must include:
(1)  the applicant's first name, middle name, if any,
last name, and former name, if any;
(2)  the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;
(3)  a statement that the applicant is a United States
(4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the
(5)  a statement that the applicant has not been
determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate
(A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or
(B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the
(6)  a statement that the applicant has not been
finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon
eligible for registration under Section 13.001;
(7)  the applicant's residence address or, if the
residence has no address, the address at which the applicant
receives mail and a concise description of the location of the
(8)  the following information:
(A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number
or the number of a personal identification card issued by the
(B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number
described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's
(C)  a statement by the applicant that the
applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or
(9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement
of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and
(10)  the address, including the city and county, where
[in which] the applicant formerly resided.
SECTION 2.  Section 13.072, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e)  If a voter registration application indicates the
applicant's previous residence was outside of this state, the voter
registrar shall notify the voter registrar with jurisdiction over
the previous residence that the applicant may be removed from that
jurisdiction's voter registration list. The notification must
(3)  current address of residence; and
(4)  previous address of residence.
(f)  A voter registrar shall provide a monthly report to the
secretary of state listing all notifications sent under Subsection
(e).  The report must include the following for each applicant for
(3)  social security number, if provided;
(4)  driver's license number, if provided;
(5)  voter unique identifier number;
(6)  current address of residence; and
(7)  previous address of residence.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of