HB2739 - Relating to requiring the address on certain identification documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the list of registered voters.

  89R4258 LRM-D     By: Isaac H.B. No. 2739       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the address on certain identification   documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the   list of registered voters.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 63.001, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (c-1) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as   follows:          (c-1)   Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), an [ An ]   election officer may not refuse to accept documentation presented   to meet the requirements of Subsection (b) solely because the   address on the documentation does not match the address on the list   of registered voters.           (c-2)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,   an election officer may only accept documentation listed in   Sections 63.0101(a)(1) and (5) presented to meet the requirements   of Subsection (b) if the address on the documentation matches the   address on the list of registered voters.          SECTION 2.  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 includes an address   matching the address of the person on the list of registered voters   and 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 includes an address   matching the address of the person on the list of registered voters   and that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years   before the date of presentation.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.