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TX HB2279

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Schofield

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires voter registrars to immediately cancel a voter's registration upon receiving a list of persons excused or disqualified from jury service due to non-citizenship status

  • Mandates that registrars provide written notice of cancellation to affected voters within 30 days of the registration being canceled

  • Requires district or county clerks to send monthly lists of persons excused from jury duty due to citizenship issues to the voter registrar, county elections administrator, secretary of state, and county/district attorney

  • Authorizes county or district attorneys to investigate potential violations of election law, including illegal voting offenses, based on the jury service citizenship lists

  • Requires registrars to include citizenship-related cancellations in annual reports submitted to the secretary of state by May 15 each year

Legislative Description

Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen.

County Government

Last Action

Committee report sent to Calendars

5/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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