H.B. No. 1226
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the eligibility of certain persons who have received
  deferred adjudication to vote.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.002, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 11.002.  QUALIFIED VOTER. (a)  In this code,
  "qualified voter" means a person who:
               (1)  is 18 years of age or older;
               (2)  is a United States citizen;
               (3)  has not been determined by a final judgment of a
  court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
                     (A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or
                     (B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the
  right to vote;
               (4)  has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if
  so convicted, has:
                     (A)  fully discharged the person's sentence,
  including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or
  completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or
                     (B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the
  resulting disability to vote;
               (5)  is a resident of this state; and
               (6)  is a registered voter.
         (b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not
  considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which
  the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of
  guilt.
         SECTION 2.  Section 13.001, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not
  considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which
  the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of
  guilt.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1226 was passed by the House on May 5,
  2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 4, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1226 was passed by the Senate on May
  24, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor