SB 1072 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to allowing pregnant individuals to vote by mail if they will be in the second or third trimester on election day.

SB 1072 would allow pregnant individuals in their second or third trimester of pregnancy on election day to vote by mail. It amends Texas Election Code Section 82.002 to add pregnancy as a qualifying condition for mail-in voting, alongside existing options like illness or childbirth confinement. This change directly affects pregnant voters who would otherwise need to vote in person on election day. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, if passed.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025
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Feb 24, 2025
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Sarah Eckhardt
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