78R6962 ATP-F

By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 2353



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the determination of certain dates, deadlines, and 
procedures under the Election Code.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1.006, Election Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	Sec. 1.006.  EFFECT OF WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY.  (a)  If the last 
day for performance of an act is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state 
or national holiday, the act is timely if performed on the next 
regular business day, except as otherwise provided by this code.
	(b)  If the last day for performance of an act is extended 
under Subsection (a), the extended date is used to determine any 
other dates and deadlines, and the dates or times of any related 
procedures, that are expressly required to be made on a date or at a 
time determined in relation to the last day for performance of the 
act.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.