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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a |
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political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter |
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registration application forms; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.009. DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION; OFFENSE. (a) |
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Except as otherwise provided by a provision of this code, including |
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provisions of this chapter and Chapter 20, an officer or employee of |
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this state or of a political subdivision of this state may not |
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distribute a form on which a person may apply for registration to a |
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person who did not request it. |
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(b) An officer or employee of this state or of a political |
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subdivision of this state may not use public funds to facilitate the |
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distribution by another person of a form the officer or employee |
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would be prohibited from distributing under Subsection (a). |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a political party or a |
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candidate for office may distribute a form described by Subsection |
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(a) to a person who did not request it. |
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(d) An officer or employee of this state or of a political |
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subdivision of this state commits an offense if the officer or |
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employee violates Subsection (a) or (b). |
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(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |