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TX HB5613
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Toth
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Applies the same single-door measurement standard to restrictions on wearing political badges, insignia, or emblems near polling places
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Extends the single-entry point provision to early voting polling places during early voting periods
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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