HB 4005

relating to the election dates for certain special and runoff
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 2.025(d), Election Code, is amended to
(d)  A runoff election for a special election [to fill a
vacancy in Congress or a special election to fill a vacancy in the
legislature], except an election ordered as an emergency election
under Section 41.0011 or an election held as an expedited election
under Section 203.013, shall be held not [earlier than the 70th day
or] later than the 30th [77th] day after the date the final canvass
of the main election is completed.
SECTION 2.  Section 41.007(b), Election Code, is amended to
(b)  The runoff primary election date is the fourth Tuesday
[in May] following the general primary election.
SECTION 3.  Section 203.004(a), Election Code, is amended to
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a special election
shall be held not later than the 90th day after the date the vacancy
occurs, unless the vacancy occurs on or after the 120th day before
and not later than the 36th day before the date of the next uniform
election date, in which case the special election shall be held on
the first uniform election date occurring on or after the 36th day
after the date the election is ordered.
SECTION 4.  This Act applies only to an election ordered on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.