87R12510 JG-D By: Beckley H.B. No. 4180 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the identification required for voting of a voter with a recent name change. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: (d) A person whose name has changed not more than two years before the date the person offers to vote may present identification that shows a name of the voter that does not match the name on the precinct list of registered voters if the person also presents certified documentation of the name change that shows: (1) the name of the voter shown on the precinct list of registered voters; and (2) the name of the voter shown on the identification presented. (e) For purposes of Subsection (d), a signed statement from a physician on the letterhead of the physician's official stationery that confirms the person's identity constitutes certified documentation. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.