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TX HB521
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Guillen
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Signs at curbside voting spaces must display a phone number for requesting assistance and a notice that electioneering is prohibited within 20 feet
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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
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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
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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