HB 2502

AN ACT relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Requires all electronic voting equipment in Texas to have software that tracks and records all input and activity during elections. The new requirement aims to enhance election transparency and accountability by creating a comprehensive log of system interactions. Starting September 1, 2025, voting machines must be equipped with tracking software that can document and preserve a record of all electronic actions during the voting process.

Subject Areas

Electronic Information Systems COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE Elections--General

Bill Text

relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 122, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 122.0332 to read as follows:
Sec. 122.0332.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.  In addition to other requirements for
approval, each unit of electronic equipment in a voting system must
be equipped with software that:
(1)  tracks all input and activity on the electronic
(2)  is capable of creating a record of the information
tracked under Subdivision (1); and
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.

Nov 10, 2025

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