HB 3040

relating to eligibility requirements for public office for persons
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 141.001(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or
appointed to, a public elective office in this state, a person must:
(1)  be a United States citizen;
(2)  be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the
term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as
(3)  have 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
(4)  have not been finally convicted of a felony from
which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from
the resulting disabilities by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(5)  have resided continuously in the state for 12
months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six
months immediately preceding the following date:
(A)  for a candidate whose name is to appear on a
general primary election ballot, the date of the regular filing
deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
(B)  for an independent candidate, the date of the
regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place
(C)  for a write-in candidate, the date of the
election at which the candidate's name is written in;
(D)  for a party nominee who is nominated by any
method other than by primary election, the date the nomination is
(E)  for an appointee to an office, the date the
(6)  on the date described by Subdivision (5), be
registered to vote in the territory from which the office is
(7)  satisfy any other eligibility requirements
prescribed by law for the office.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.