HB4385 - Relating to residence for purposes of voting.

  89R13731 MPF-D     By: Virdell H.B. No. 4385       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to residence for purposes of voting.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1.015, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), (g), and (h) to read as follows:           (c-1)     A person is considered to have left the person's home   for more than temporary purposes if the person does not reside at   the person's home for at least 180 days in a calendar year.           (c-2)  Subsection (c-1) does not apply to a person:                 (1)     who is a member of the armed forces of the United   States or the spouse or a dependent of a member;                 (2)     enrolled as a full-time student who lives on   campus at an institution of higher education; or                 (3)     who is a member of the legislature or the United   States Congress.           (g)     Except as provided by Subsection (h), a person who   maintains more than one place of residence may not establish   residence at a place that is a commercial building or a recreational   vehicle.           (h)     The voter registrar may determine that a recreational   vehicle is a person's residence with consideration of the address   listed on:                 (1)     a driver's license or other identification card   issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not   expired;                 (2)     a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to   the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired;                 (3)     a utility bill addressed to the person at the   address of the person's established residence; or                 (4)     an official tax document or Texas Department of   Motor Vehicles document showing the registration address of a   vehicle the person owns.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an election held on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.