HB2738 - Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.

  89R4665 LRM-D     By: Isaac H.B. No. 2738       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.  Sections 63.0101(a) and (b), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The following documentation is an acceptable form of   photo identification under this chapter:                (1)  a driver's license or an [ , ] 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 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;                (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                (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.          (b)  The following documentation is acceptable as proof of   identification under this chapter:                (1)  a government document that shows the name and   address of the voter, including the voter's voter registration   certificate;                (2)  [ one of the following documents that shows the   name and address of the voter:                      [ (A) a copy of a current utility bill;                      [ (B) a bank statement;                      [ (C) ]  a government check[ ; or                      [ (D)  a paycheck ]; or                (3)  a certified copy of a domestic birth certificate   or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of   law and establishes the person's identity.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.