Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

89(R) HB 4253 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R22166 MPF-D

By: Gerdes, Isaac, Swanson, Toth, Wilson

H.B. No. 4253

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4253:

By: Shaheen

C.S.H.B. No. 4253

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter

registrar.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a)
The
[
If the registrar has reason to believe that a

voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the

registration records, or that the voter's residence address is a

commercial post office box or similar location that does not

correspond to a residence, the
] registrar shall deliver to
a
[
the
]

voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation of the

voter's current residence
if:

(1)

the voter's residence address is a commercial post

office box or similar location that does not correspond to a

residence;

(2) on November 30 following a general election:

(A)

the voter's name is not on the suspense list;

and

(B)

the voter has not voted in any election

during the previous 25 months; or

(3)

the registrar has any other reason to believe that

a voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the

registration records
.

SECTION 2. If the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

appropriates money to the secretary of state for the purpose of

providing additional funding for counties to administer the

requirements of this Act, the secretary of state may allocate the

appropriated amount to county voter registrars to defray the

expenses incurred by the registrars to comply with the requirements

of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.