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SB964
In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Bryan Hughes (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
JoAnn Fleming: "Grassroots America - We the People PAC strongly supports SB 964 by Hughes because Texas law does not currently require licenses or personal identification certificates issued to noncitizens to be distinguishable from those issued to U.S. citizens. This causes mass confusion regarding eligibility to vote every single election cycle. This must change!
SB 964's substitute version changed the designation from "NONCITIZEN" to the phrase "NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE." This modification frames the bill from a broad identifier of immigration status to a more narrowly tailored notice about voter eligibility.
The revised language more directly addresses concerns about election integrity by focusing on the legal ineligibility of non-citizens to vote in state and federal elections. The terminology ties the ID distinction specifically to a legal function - voting - rather than broadly signaling immigration status. This change significantly lowers the likelihood of court interference in the implementation of the law."
SB 964 requires Texas driver's licenses and personal identification cards issued to non-U.S. citizens to display a "NONCITIZEN" designation in a font size equal to the ID number. Additionally, driver's licenses for noncitizens must be vertically oriented, regardless of age, to distinguish them from those issued to U.S. citizens.
Co-authors: Flores (R) Sponsors: Isaac (R)
(S) Isaac signed onto the bill as
Jan 29, 2025
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 13, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
Mar 6, 2025
(S) Rereferred to committee (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Mar 20, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 27, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 31, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250416_SB964_E: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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(S) Reported engrossed
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 7, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 9, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 12, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Hendrickson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as ANITA KNIGHT for self (with Texas Impact) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Anita Overton for self (with No) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brenda Cruz for self (with Texas Democratic Party) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Charles Sanders for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cyral Miller for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Dana Blanton for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Destani Stone for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Janice Wallace for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Javier Ramirez for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Karen Darby for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kayla Reese for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kevin Hale for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kristen Wiggins for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maria Dixon for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mariah Zielke for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Favret for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Cheney for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Niloufar Hafizi for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Osvaldo Grimaldo for self (with American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rachel Warden for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Barbour for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Cohen for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sofia Lozano for Common cause texas (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Wendy Erisman for self
For
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Jason Snead for Honest Elections Project (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Daniel Hunt for self (with SREC Committeeman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as David Carter for self (with retired) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debbie Georgatos for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39 (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as John Hubert for self (with District Attorney's Office, Kleberg & Kenedy Counties, Texas) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Mattingly for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kathy Haigler for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ken Moore for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Turner for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michelle Evans for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rhonda Ward for self (with SREC Committeewoman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Russell Hayter for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Shann Turner for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self
On
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Elizabeth Miller for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Rebecah Hibbs for Texas Department of Public Safety (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rebekah Hibbs for Texas Department of Public Safety
