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TX SB16
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Hughes
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AI Summary
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Requires voter registration applicants to submit proof of U.S. citizenship, including a U.S. passport, certified birth certificate, naturalization papers, or USCIS-issued identification
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Applicants whose citizenship cannot be verified through documentation or database checks may only vote a "limited federal ballot" restricted to U.S. Senate and House races
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County registrars must verify citizenship within 10 days of receiving applications by checking DPS databases, Social Security Administration, USCIS SAVE program, and vital records systems
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Creates state jail felony offenses for non-citizens who knowingly register to vote, registrars who fail to reject non-compliant applications, and officials who register non-citizens without proper verification
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Requires the Secretary of State to provide citizenship verification data to registrars by December 1, 2025 for all voters registered before September 1, 2025, and mandates the Attorney General to report findings to state leadership by March 31, 2026
Legislative Description
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
Elections
Last Action
Committee report sent to Calendars
5/25/2025