Bill Text: TX HB2856 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-16 - Referred to Elections [HB2856 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2856-Introduced.html

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84R9576 SRS-D
By: Nevárez H.B. No. 2856

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF
IDENTIFICATION. 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 person
by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;
(2) a United States military identification card that
contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that
expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;
(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to
the person that contains the person's photograph;
(4) a United States passport issued to the person that
has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the
date of presentation; [or]
(5) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to
the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired
or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of
presentation; or
(6) a student identification card issued by a high
school located in the state or an institution of higher education or
a private or independent institution of higher education as those
terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that:
(A) contains the person's photograph; and
(B) is accompanied by proof of current enrollment
issued by the high school or institution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.