Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 3 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that ARTICLE accordingly:
SECTION 3.____. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 41.009 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.009. DESIGNATION OF ELECTION DAY AS STATE OR LOCAL HOLIDAY. (a) The governor by proclamation may designate as a state holiday the day on which a statewide election conducted, including a primary election, is held.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may by order designate as a county holiday the day on which an election, including a primary election, is held in the county.
(c) The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance or resolution designate as a municipal holiday the day on which an election, including a primary election, is held in the municipality.