Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen.
HB 2279 amends Texas election law to allow immediate cancellation of a voter's registration when a voter acknowledges they are not a U.S. citizen. It specifically adds a new reason for cancellation under Section 16.031(a)(8), using lists of non-citizens disqualified from jury service (per Sections 18.068 and 62.113 of the Election Code and Government Code) to identify voters who must have their registration removed. The bill requires registrars to send written cancellation notices within 30 days and mandates annual reporting of such cancellations to the secretary of state. This directly affects voters who register without citizenship status, providing a mechanism to remove their registration based on their own acknowledgment of non-citizenship.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action May 2, 2025
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5
Committee
6
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
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May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
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Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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P
Mike Schofield
RRepublican
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