By: Bucy H.B. No. 278       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and   related procedures.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows:          Sec. 12.007.  CERTAIN ELECTION OFFICERS ARE VOTER   REGISTRARS. The registrar shall appoint at least one election   officer serving each polling place for early voting by personal   appearance or on election day as a regular deputy registrar.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 63, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 63.010 to read as follows:          Sec. 63.010.  REGISTRATION AT POLLING PLACE; VOTING   PROCEDURES. (a) Other applicable provisions of this code apply to   the conduct of voting and to the registration of voters under this   section to the extent those provisions do not conflict with this   section.          (b)  A person who would be eligible to vote in an election   under Section 11.001, but for the requirement to be a registered   voter, shall be accepted for voting at a polling place at which the   person would be allowed to vote if registered if, on the day the   person offers to vote, the person:                (1)  submits a voter registration application that   complies with Section 13.002 to a voter registrar at the polling   place;                (2)  presents as proof of identification:                      (A)  a Texas driver's license, including a   temporary license or instruction permit, or personal   identification card issued to the person by the Department of   Public Safety that states the person's current address on the day   the person seeks to vote; or                      (B)  a utility bill addressed to the person dated   not earlier than the 30th day before the date the person seeks to   vote, and:                            (i)  a Texas driver's license, including a   temporary license or instruction permit, or personal   identification card issued to the person by the Department of   Public Safety, regardless of whether the address stated on the   license or card is current on the day the person seeks to vote;                            (ii)  a United States passport issued to the   person; or                            (iii)  a United States military   identification card that contains the person's photograph; and                (3)  executes an affidavit stating that the person:                      (A)  is eligible to vote in the election; and                      (B)  is voting only once in the election.          (c)  Persons voting under this section shall be processed   separately at the polling place from persons who are voting under   regular procedures.          (d)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules to ensure the   accountability of election officers and to fairly implement this   section.          SECTION 3.  Section 85.031(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot   by personal appearance or who is entitled to register at a polling   place, the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for   accepting a regular voter on election day, with the modifications   necessary for the conduct of early voting.          SECTION 4.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as   required by Section 63.010, Election Code, as added by this Act, not   later than February 1, 2026.          SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an election for which early voting by personal appearance begins on   or after February 1, 2026.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.