82R10454 JRH-D
 
  By: Aliseda H.B. No. 3214
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to providing notice to certain state agencies of a
  criminal investigation relating to an election.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 273.001, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) 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 and the attorney
  general. 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 and the attorney general 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.
         (f)  Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a
  county or district attorney concludes an investigation under this
  section, the county or district attorney shall deliver notice of
  the investigation's conclusion to the secretary of state and the
  attorney general. The notice must include a statement that a
  criminal investigation has concluded, the date on which the
  election that was the subject of the investigation was held, and
  whether the investigation has resulted in the filing of an
  indictment or an information as of the time the notice is provided.
  The secretary of state and the attorney general 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, 2011.