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TX HB5613

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Toth

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the presiding judge to designate a single point of entry door at polling places, with the 100-foot electioneering restriction measured only from that designated door rather than from any door voters may enter

  • Creates a new criminal offense for any person who prohibits electioneering outside the 100-foot restricted zone, including on the premises of buildings where polling places are located

  • Applies the same single-door measurement standard to restrictions on wearing political badges, insignia, or emblems near polling places

  • Extends the single-entry point provision to early voting polling places during early voting periods

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to electioneering near a polling place; creating a criminal offense.

Elections

Last Action

Referred to Elections

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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