Bill Text: TX HB2279 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Comm Sub

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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-05-02 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2279 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB2279-Comm_Sub.html

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89R1116 MPF-D
By: Schofield H.B. No. 2279

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on
notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a
citizen.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.031(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration
immediately on receipt of:
(1) notice under Section 13.072(b), 15.021, or
18.0681(d) or a response under Section 15.053 that the voter's
residence is outside the county;
(2) an abstract of the voter's death certificate under
Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that
the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b);
(3) an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's
total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the
right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under
Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;
(4) notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has
applied for a limited ballot in another county;
(5) notice from a voter registration official in
another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this
state;
(6) notice from the early voting clerk under Section
101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an
applicant states a voting residence address located outside the
registrar's county; [or]
(7) notice from the secretary of state that the voter
has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the
voter's driver's license number or personal identification card
number issued by the Department of Public Safety or social security
number; or
(8) notwithstanding Section 16.0332, a list under
Section 18.068 of this code or Section 62.113, Government Code, of
persons excused or disqualified from jury service because of
citizenship status that includes the voter.
SECTION 2. Section 16.036(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Immediately after, but not later than the 30th day after
the date a voter's registration is canceled under Section
16.031(a)(3) or (8), 16.033, 16.0331, or 16.0332, the registrar
shall deliver written notice of the cancellation to the voter.
SECTION 3. Section 19.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Before May 15 of each year, the registrar shall prepare
and submit to the secretary of state a statement containing:
(1) the total number of initial registrations for the
previous voting year;
(2) the total number of registrations canceled under
Sections 16.031(a)(1) and (8), 16.033, and 16.0332 for the previous
voting year; and
(3) the total number of registrations for which
information was updated for the previous voting year.
SECTION 4. Sections 62.113(b) and (c), Government Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall
send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because
of citizenship in the previous month to:
(1) the voter registrar of the county;
(2) the county official responsible for administering
elections;
(3) the secretary of state; and
(4) [(3)] the county or district attorney for an
investigation of whether the person committed an offense under
Section 13.007 or 64.012, Election Code, or other law.
(c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a
purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section
16.031(a)(8), 16.0332, or 18.068, Election Code.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.