88R2215 SGM-D
 
  By: Johnson S.B. No. 292
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disclosure of a voted ballot under the public
  information law.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 66.057, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  Voted ballots are confidential and not subject to
  disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until after the
  expiration of the preservation period prescribed by Section
  66.058(a).
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a request for public information received by a governmental body
  or an officer for public information under Chapter 552, Government
  Code, on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.