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.