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TX HB2739
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Isaac
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AI Summary
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Requires that Texas driver's licenses, election identification certificates, personal identification cards, and licenses to carry a handgun must have an address matching the voter's address on the registered voter list to be accepted as voter ID
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Creates an exception to the current rule that election officers cannot refuse ID solely due to address mismatches, applying this new address-matching requirement specifically to DPS-issued documents and handgun licenses
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Maintains existing acceptance rules for other forms of voter ID (U.S. military ID, citizenship certificate, and passport) without requiring address matching
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Continues to allow documents that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
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.
Elections
Last Action
Left pending in committee
4/17/2025