Texas - Session 892
Title: 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.
During the 89th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature enacted S.B. 2217, effective September 1, 2025, which would allow a person's voter registration to take effect immediately upon the voter registrar's receipt of certain notices of a voter's change of address if the voter changes residence within the same county as the voter's current registration address. However, according to a recent article in The Texas Tribune , local election officials who attended training presented by the secretary of state's office expressed concerns regarding this new same-day registration process, with one official specifically noting that, because the voter's address would be changed by election workers at the polling location without additional address and mapping verification steps that election officials typically take, there is a
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-08-28 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-08-28 | Latest Action | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 12 | Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. | introduced |
| HB 16 | Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | introduced |
| SB 54 | 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. | introduced |
| HB 4 | Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. | introduced |
| HB 314 | Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony. | introduced |
| HB 312 | Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a supplemental local sales and use tax to provide additional revenue for property tax relief and general governmental purposes if the tax is approved by the voters; authorizing the imposition of a tax. | introduced |
| HB 310 | Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session. | introduced |
| HB 295 | 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. | introduced |