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TX HB521

Bill

Status

Passed

6/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Guillen

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Voters requesting curbside voting must complete and sign a sworn form stating they are physically unable to enter the polling place without assistance or risk of injury to their health

  • Electioneering and loitering are prohibited within 20 feet of designated curbside voting parking spaces, in addition to the existing 100-foot restriction around polling place entrances

  • Signs at curbside voting spaces must display a phone number for requesting assistance and a notice that electioneering is prohibited within 20 feet

  • Persons transporting seven or more curbside voters during early voting and election day must complete a form with their name, address, and type of assistance provided; intentional failure to complete this form is a Class A misdemeanor

  • Election officers must now complete the same voter assistance disclosure form previously required only of non-election officers, and county clerks must report to the Secretary of State any individual who assisted seven or more voters within 30 days after the election

  • Voters escorting someone eligible for curbside voting may also request to vote curbside; when four or more election officers are present, two officers must deliver the ballot

Legislative Description

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Elections

Last Action

Effective on 9/1/25

6/20/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs5/19/2025
Elections3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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