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By: White, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 1397 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2021; |
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May 6, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 10, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 10, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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