By: Denny H.B. No. 2149
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice of, and disclosure of information about, an
investigation of criminal conduct in connection with an election.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 273.001, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a
county or district attorney begins an investigation under this
section, the county or district attorney shall deliver notice of
the investigation to the secretary of state. The notice must
include a statement that a criminal investigation is being
conducted and the date on which the election that is the subject of
the investigation was held. The secretary of state may disclose
information relating to a criminal investigation received under
this subsection only if the county or district attorney has
disclosed the information or would be required by law to disclose
the information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.