By: Bettencourt, et al. S.B. No. 1112

(In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2021; March 18, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; April 1, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 2; April 6, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1112 By: Birdwell

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requirements for an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 87, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 87.0411 to read as follows:

Sec. 87.0411. SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOT VOTED BY MAIL PROHIBITED. (a) A county clerk, elections administrator, early voting clerk, or early voting ballot board may not suspend a requirement under Section 87.041(b).

(b) A county clerk, elections administrator, or early voting clerk who violates this section by suspending a requirement under Section 87.041(b)(2) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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