SB 510
AN ACT relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter
Senate Bill • Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.039, Election Code, is transferred to Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, redesignated as Section 12.007, Election Code, and amended to read as follows: Sec. 12.007 [16.039]. FAILURE BY REGISTRAR TO TIMELY PERFORM DUTY. (a) The secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from a registrar if the [If a] registrar fails to timely perform a duty imposed on the registrar under this code (1) the approval, change, or cancellation of a voter's (2) the scheduling of a hearing under Section 16.064 (3) the determination of a challenge under Section (4) the delivery of notice under Section 16.0921[, the secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from the (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall distribute funds under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 if the registrar performs the registrar's duty not later than 30 days SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter
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