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