AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 11.002, Election Code, as follows:
Sec. 11.002. QUALIFIED VOTER. (a) Creates this subsection from existing text. Makes no further changes to this subsection.
(b) Provides that, for purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which the criminal proceedings are deffered without an adjudication of guilt.
SECTION 2. Amends Section 13.001, Election Code, by adding Subsection (c), to provide that for purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of guilt.
SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.