85R2615 JRJ-D     By: Garcia S.B. No. 146       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to automatic update of voter registration on issuance or   change of a driver's license or identification card by the   Department of Public Safety.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.0021, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  A federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal   judge or state judge for whom voter registration is updated under   Section 13.009 and who seeks to have a residence address omitted   from the registration list shall submit an affidavit to the voter   registrar stating that the individual is a federal judge or state   judge or the spouse of a federal judge or state judge.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows:          Sec. 13.009.  UPDATE OF VOTER REGISTRATION THROUGH   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The secretary of state shall   update the statewide voter registration list and notify the   appropriate voter registrar of a change in registration information   for any individual who is a registered voter and:                (1)  is issued a Texas driver's license or a personal   identification card by the Department of Public Safety; or                (2)  makes a change to a Texas driver's license or   personal identification card issued by the Department of Public   Safety.          (b)  A driver's license or personal identification card   transaction with an indication provided by Section 20.062(b) or   20.063(c) that the transaction is not for voter registration   purposes is not subject to this section.          SECTION 3.  Section 18.061(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  Under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state,   the Department of Public Safety and each voter registrar shall   provide to the secretary of state on an expedited basis the   information necessary to maintain the registration list   established under Subsection (a). The procedures shall provide for   the electronic submission of the information.          SECTION 4.  Section 20.061, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 20.061.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. The other   provisions of this chapter apply to the Department of Public Safety   except provisions that conflict with this subchapter or Section   13.009.          SECTION 5.  Section 20.062(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The department shall prescribe and use a change of   address form and procedure that combines department and voter   registration functions. The form must allow a licensee or   cardholder to indicate that [whether] the change of address is not   [also to be used] for voter registration purposes.          SECTION 6.  Section 20.063(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  A change of address that relates to a license or card and   that is submitted to the department in person, [or] by mail, or   online at the department's Internet website serves as a change of   address for voter registration unless the licensee or cardholder   indicates that the change is not for voter registration purposes.   The date of submission of a change of address to a department   employee is considered to be the date of submission to the voter   registrar for the purpose of determining the effective date of   registration [only].          SECTION 7.  Section 20.065(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  Each weekday the department is regularly open for   business, the department shall electronically transfer to the   secretary of state the name and information designated by the   secretary of state for [of] each individual [person] who completes   a voter registration application submitted to the department and   for each individual who is a registered voter and applies in person,   by mail, or online at the department's Internet website for an   original or renewal of a driver's license, a personal   identification card, or a duplicate or corrected license or card.     The secretary shall prescribe procedures necessary to implement   this subsection.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.