By: Bettencourt	S.B. No. 2197

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 15.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  Each voter registration certificate issued must
	contain:
	(1)  the voter's name in the form indicated by the
	voter, subject to applicable requirements prescribed by Section
	13.002 and by rule of the secretary of state;
	(2)  the voter's residence address or, if the residence
	has no address, the address at which the voter receives mail and a
	concise description of the location of the voter's residence;
	(3)  the month, day, and year of the voter's birth;
	(4)  the number of the county election precinct in
	which the voter resides;
	(5)  the voter's effective date of registration if an
	initial certificate;
	(6)  the voter's registration number;
	(7)  an indication of the period for which the
	certificate is issued;
	(8)  a statement explaining the circumstances under
	which the voter will receive a new certificate;
	(9)  a space for stamping the voter's political party
	affiliation;
	(10)  a statement that voting with the certificate by a
	person other than the person in whose name the certificate is issued
	is a felony;
	(11)  a space for the voter's signature;
	(12)  a statement that the voter must sign the
	certificate personally, if able to sign, immediately on receipt;
	(13)  a space for the voter to correct the information
	on the certificate followed by a signature line;
	(14)  the statement:  "If any information on this
	certificate changes or is incorrect, correct the information in the
	space provided, sign below, and return this certificate to the
	voter registrar.";
	(15)  the registrar's mailing address and telephone
	number; [and]
	(16)  the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for
	the following territorial units in which the voter resides, as
	determined by the voter registrar:
	(A)  congressional district;
	(B)  state senatorial district;
	(C)  state representative district;
	(D)  commissioners precinct;
	(E)  justice precinct;
	(F)  city election precinct; and
	(G)  school district election precinct; and
	(17)  the photograph of the voter to whom the
	certificate is issued if a photograph has been obtained under
	Section 31.013.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is
	amended by adding Section 31.013 to read as follows:
	Sec. 31.013.  PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ACCESS. The secretary of
	state shall establish methods to obtain a photograph of each
	registered voter for use on the voter's voter registration
	certificate. For purposes of this section, the secretary of state
	shall enter into agreements with the Department of Public Safety
	and may enter into agreements with other state agencies and
	governmental entities for assistance with assigning photographs to
	the appropriate voter's voter registration certificate.
	SECTION 3.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.
	The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo
	identification under this chapter:
	(1)  a driver's license, election identification
	certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person
	by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
	expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;
	(2)  a United States military identification card that
	contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that
	expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;
	(3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to
	the person that contains the person's photograph;
	(4)  a United States passport issued to the person that
	has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the
	date of presentation; [or]
	(5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person
	by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
	expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or
	(6)  a voter's voter registration certificate
	containing the voter's photograph.
	SECTION 4.  (a)  As soon as practicable after the effective
	date of this Act, the secretary of state shall establish, subject to
	Subsection (b) of this section, the photo identification access
	program required by Section 31.013, Election Code, as added by this
	Act.
	(b)  The photo identification access program required by
	Section 31.013, Election Code, as added by this Act, must provide
	for voter registration certificates to contain photographs for use
	beginning with the general election for state and county officers
	held in 2018.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.