85R1858 GRM-D     By: Murphy H.B. No. 389       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of a   response to a confirmation notice sent by the voter registrar.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.052(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The official confirmation notice response form must:                (1)  provide spaces for the voter to include all of the   information that a person must include in an application to   register to vote under Section 13.002; [and]                (2)  describe the requirements of Section 15.054,   provide a space for the voter to indicate if the voter is exempt   from those requirements, and provide a space to indicate the reason   for an exemption, if any; and                (3)  be postage prepaid and preaddressed for delivery   to the registrar.          SECTION 2.  Section 15.053(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a   confirmation notice is mailed, the voter shall submit to the   registrar a written, signed response to the notice that confirms   the voter's current residence. The response must contain:                (1)  all of the information that a person must include   in an application to register to vote under Section 13.002; and                (2)  evidence that the voter's residence address is   established in compliance with Section 15.054 or an indication that   the voter is exempt from those requirements.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 15, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 15.054 to read as follows:          Sec. 15.054.  RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF CONFIRMATION NOTICE   RESPONSE.  (a)  For purposes of Section 15.053, a person's residence   is established at the first residence address, beginning with   Subdivision (1) and continuing through Subdivision (6), in the   following list that is applicable to the person:                (1)  the address stated on a driver's license issued to   the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired   or, if the person has notified the department of a change of address   under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, the new address   contained in the notification;                (2)  the address stated on a personal identification   card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that   has not expired or, if the person has notified the department of a   change of address under Section 521.054, Transportation Code, the   new address contained in the notification;                (3)  the address stated on a license to carry a   concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public   Safety that has not expired or, if the person has notified the   department of a change of address under Section 411.181, Government   Code, the new address contained in the notification;                (4)  an address corresponding to a residence at which   the person receives mail;                (5)  the address the person claims as a homestead in   this state; or                (6)  the registration address of a vehicle the person   owns.          (b)  A person whose residence in this state has no address   may establish residence under this section by executing an   affidavit stating that the person's residence in this state has no   address, providing a concise description of the location of the   person's residence, and delivering the affidavit to the registrar   with the person's response to the confirmation notice.          (c)  The address described by Subsection (a)(4) may not be a   commercial post office box or similar location that does not   correspond to a residence.          (d)  This section does not apply to:                (1)  a person who is a member of the armed forces of the   United States or the spouse or a dependent of a member;                (2)  a person enrolled as a full-time student at an   institution of higher education;                (3)  a person whose address is confidential under   Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure;                (4)  a federal judge, state judge, or spouse of a   federal or state judge whose driver's license includes the street   address of a courthouse under Section 521.121, Transportation Code;   or                (5)  a peace officer whose driver's license omits the   officer's actual residence address under Section 521.1211,   Transportation Code.          (e)  Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a person who holds a   commercial driver's license under Subchapter C, Chapter 522,   Transportation Code.          (f)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.