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  89R3241 PRL-D     By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 2245       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the verification of the citizenship status of   registered voters.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as   follows:          (a)  After the registrar receives notification under   Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this code, or   Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or disqualified   from jury service because of citizenship status or notification of   persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status in connection   with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety record as   provided by Subsection (a-1) or other record as provided by   Subsection (a-2) , the registrar shall deliver to each registered   voter whose name appears on the list a written notice requiring the   voter to submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship   in the form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate,   United States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any   other form prescribed by the secretary of state.  The notice shall   be delivered by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the   voter's registration application and to any new address of the   voter known to the registrar.           (a-2)     The secretary of state shall compare on a monthly   basis the citizenship status information in the existing statewide   computerized voter registration list against citizenship status   information available from:                 (1)     birth certificate records maintained by any state   or local government agency;                 (2)     the American Association of Motor Vehicle   Administrators;                 (3)  the United States Department of Homeland Security;                 (4)     the Help America Vote Verification (HAVV)   information system maintained by the United States Social Security   Administration; and                 (5)     any other database containing citizenship status   information the secretary of state may access.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.