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AN ACT
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relating to the required disclosure of entities with an ownership |
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interest in a vendor of voting system equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 123, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 123.0311 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 123.0311. DISCLOSURE OF RELATED ENTITIES. (a) A |
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contract under Section 123.031 to acquire equipment necessary for |
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operating a voting system from a vendor must identify each person or |
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entity that has a five percent or greater ownership interest in: |
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(1) the vendor; |
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(2) the vendor's parent company, if applicable; and |
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(3) each subsidiary or affiliate of the vendor, if |
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applicable. |
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(b) This section applies only to equipment acquired on or |
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after September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1397 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1397 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |