85R1457 GRM-F     By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 153       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for   certain persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.   (a) The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo   identification under this chapter:                (1)  a driver's license, election identification   certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person   by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;                (2)  a United States military identification card that   contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;                (3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to   the person that contains the person's photograph;                (4)  a United States passport issued to the person that   has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the   date of presentation; or                (5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person   by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.          (b)  A person 70 years of age or older may use a form of   identification listed in Subsection (a) that has expired for the   purposes of voting if the identification is otherwise valid.           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.