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      S.B. No. 1470         AN ACT   relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data   for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration   list.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 18, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 18.0625 to read as follows:           Sec.   18.0625.     USE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE DATA. (a) To   maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent   duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction,   the secretary of state shall use data of registered voters who apply   for a driver's license or personal identification card in another   state to identify voters:                 (1)  whose addresses have changed;                 (2)     who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4);   or                 (3)  who are registered to vote in more than one state.           (b)     For purposes of implementing this section, the   Department of Public Safety shall share with the secretary of state   any data related to individuals who hold a driver's license or   personal identification card in this state and who apply for a   driver's license or personal identification card in another state.           (c)     The secretary of state may, in consultation with the   Department of Public Safety, adopt rules and establish procedures   for the administration of this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1470 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 20, Nays 10.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1470 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 118, Nays 19, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor