By: Creighton  S.B. No. 1846
         (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2023; March 20, 2023, read
  first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
  April 6, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11,
  Nays 0; April 6, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the manufacture of voting machines by certain foreign
  persons.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 122.0331, Election Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  A manufacturer of voting systems used in an election may
  not enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, for
  software development services with:
               (1)  a company or other entity headquartered in China,
  Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; or
               (2)  an individual who is based in China, Cuba, Iran,
  North Korea, or Russia.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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