Bill > HB332

This bill expands the list of acceptable forms of photo identification for voting in Texas. Currently, voters could use driver's licenses, military IDs, citizenship certificates, passports, and handgun licenses issued within the past four years. The bill adds three new acceptable forms of identification: (1) official Native American identification cards or tribal documents that contain the voter's photograph and address and are issued by a federally recognized tribe in Texas, (2) identification cards from public or private Texas higher education institutions with a photograph, and (3) identification cards issued by Texas state agencies with a photograph. The primary change is to replace generic references to "person" with "voter" throughout the existing identification language and broaden the types of valid photo ID that can be used at polling places. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas Legislature, or otherwise on September 1, 2025, potentially making voting more accessible by recognizing additional forms of government-issued identification.

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB332