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  89R4404 LRM-D     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 894       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the acceptance of identification for voters who   identify as transgender.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 32, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 32.116 to read as follows:           Sec.   32.116.     REQUIRED TRAINING RELATED TO ACCEPTING VOTERS   WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER. Each program, standard, or material   for any training developed under this subchapter must include:                 (1)     guidance for election workers to accept photo   identification that may not align with a person's presenting gender   expression or identity; and                 (2)     information about voters who identify as   transgender and their historical disenfranchisement.          SECTION 2.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:           (e)     An indication of gender on a form of identification   described by this section that does not align with the gender   expression or identity of the person seeking to vote does not   invalidate the form of identification for the purpose of accepting   a voter for voting.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.