HB2332 - Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is a citizen of the United States and to the use of the certificate or license in certain election processes in this state.

  89R3652 TSS-D     By: Hopper H.B. No. 2332       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate   or driver's license issued to a person who is a citizen of the   United States and to the use of the certificate or license in   certain election processes in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (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   citizen;                (4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the   county;                (5)  a statement that the applicant has not been   determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate   jurisdiction to be:                      (A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or                      (B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the   right to vote;                (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   applicant's residence;                (8)  the following information:                      (A)  the number of a [ applicant's ] Texas driver's   license [ number ] or [ the number of a ] personal identification card   issued to the applicant by the Department of Public Safety and   displaying the "CERTIFIED TEXAN" designator ;                      (B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number   described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's   social security number; or                      (C)  a statement by the applicant that the   applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or   (B);                (9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement   of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and                (10)  the city and county in which the applicant   formerly resided.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.072(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the   registrar shall approve the application if:                (1)  the registrar determines that an application   complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is   eligible for registration; and                (2)  for an applicant who has not included a statement   described by Section 13.002(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with   the secretary of state:                      (A)   that the [ applicant's ] Texas driver's license   number or number of a personal identification card provided by the   applicant corresponds to a license or card issued to the applicant   by the Department of Public Safety and displays the "CERTIFIED   TEXAN" designator ; or                      (B)  the last four digits of the applicant's   social security number.          SECTION 3.  Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  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 :                       (A)     displays the "CERTIFIED TEXAN" designator;   and                       (B)   has not expired or that expired no earlier   than four years 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 four years before the date of presentation;                [ (3) ]  a United States citizenship certificate issued   to the person that contains the person's photograph;                 (3)  [ (4) ]  a United States passport book or card issued   to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than   four years before the date of presentation; or                 (4)  [ (5) ]  a license to carry a handgun issued to the   person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or   that expired no earlier than four years before the date of   presentation.          SECTION 4.  Section 84.002(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  An early voting ballot application must include:                (1)  the applicant's name and the address at which the   applicant is registered to vote;                (1-a)  the following information:                      (A)  the number of a [ the applicant's ] driver's   license or personal identification card issued to the applicant by   the Department of Public Safety and displaying the "CERTIFIED   TEXAN" designator or of an  [ , ] election identification certificate   [ , or personal identification card ] issued to the applicant by the   Department of Public Safety;                      (B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number   described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's   social security number; or                      (C)  a statement by the applicant that the   applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or   (B);                (2)  for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail   on the ground of absence from the county of residence, the address   outside the applicant's county of residence to which the ballot is   to be mailed;                (3)  for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail   on the ground of age or disability, the address of the hospital,   nursing home or other long-term care facility, or retirement   center, or of a person related to the applicant within the second   degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity, as   determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, if the applicant is   living at that address and that address is different from the   address at which the applicant is registered to vote;                (4)  for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail   on the ground of confinement in jail, the address of the jail or of a   person related to the applicant within the degree described by   Subdivision (3);                (5)  for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail   on any ground, an indication of each election for which the   applicant is applying for a ballot;                (6)  an indication of the ground of eligibility for   early voting; and                (7)  for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail   on the ground of involuntary civil commitment, the address of the   facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Civil   Commitment Office or of a person related to the applicant within the   degree of consanguinity described by Subdivision (3).          SECTION 5.  Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.1017 to read as follows:           Sec.   521.1017.     CERTIFIED TEXAN DESIGNATOR. If, at the time   a person applies for a personal identification certificate, the   person provides a copy of a birth certificate issued for the person   within the United States, a Certificate of United States   Citizenship, a Certificate of Naturalization, a United States   Citizen Identification Card, or another document denoting the   person is a United States citizen issued by the federal Department   of Homeland Security or the United States Department of State that   includes an identification photograph, the personal identification   certificate issued to the person must display a large designator   with a stamp-like appearance reading "CERTIFIED TEXAN".          SECTION 6.  Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.1225 to read as follows:           Sec.   521.1225.     CERTIFIED TEXAN DESIGNATOR. If, at the time   a person applies for a driver's license, the person provides a copy   of a birth certificate issued for the person within the United   States, a Certificate of United States Citizenship, a Certificate   of Naturalization, a United States Citizen Identification Card, or   another document denoting the person is a United States citizen   issued by the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United   States Department of State that includes an identification   photograph, the driver's license issued to the person must display   a large designator with a stamp-like appearance reading "CERTIFIED   TEXAN".          SECTION 7.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections   13.002, 13.072, 63.0101, and 84.002, Election Code, and Subchapters   E and F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, apply only to a personal   identification certificate or driver's license issued or renewed on   or after the effective date of this Act.  A personal identification   certificate or driver's license issued or renewed before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the   certificate or license was issued or renewed, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.