System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.
Amend CSSB 19 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ___. VACANCY ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS
SECTION __.01. Chapter 301, Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 301.901. VACANCY ON FINAL FELONY CONVICTION OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE. A member of the legislature convicted of a felony vacates the member's office on the date the conviction becomes final.