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  89R1902 LRM-F     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2139       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 64.009(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)   On [ If a voter is physically unable to enter the polling   place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the   voter's health, on ] the voter's request, an election officer shall   deliver a ballot to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb   if the voter:                 (1)     is physically unable to enter the polling place   without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the voter's   health;                 (2)     has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years   of age and entering the polling place would require leaving the   child without adequate supervision; or                 (3)     is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable   to care for themselves and entering the polling place would require   leaving the person without adequate supervision .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.