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TX HB295
Bill
Status
Introduced
8/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Valoree Swanson
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AI Summary
- Voters who move within a county but have not updated their registration address would be required to vote in the precinct where they are registered, rather than where they currently reside, provided they still live in the county.
- Adds residency requirements for sub-county elections, requiring that voters with outdated addresses must reside in the political subdivision holding the election or in the territory covered by a less-than-countywide election ordered by the governor or county authority.
- Removes the requirement that the voter's statement of residence include a request to the registrar to change the voter's registration address to their current residence.
- Repeals Section 15.025(e) of the Election Code, eliminating the provision that allowed immediate effectiveness of a voter's registration change upon the registrar's receipt of certain change-of-address notices, restoring the standard 30-day waiting period.
- Applies only to change-of-address notices submitted on or after the effective date, and takes effect immediately with a two-thirds vote of both chambers or on the 91st day after the legislative session ends.
Legislative Description
Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
Elections
Last Action
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
8/28/2025
Committee Referrals
Elections8/26/2025
Full Bill Text
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