Relating to prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a volunteer deputy registrar.

89(R) HB 1090 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R20652 JDK-F

By: Paul

H.B. No. 1090

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1090:

By: Shaheen

C.S.H.B. No. 1090

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a

volunteer deputy registrar.

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

SECTION 1. Section 13.031(d), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(d) To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy

registrar, a person must:

(1) be 18 years of age or older;

(2) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if

so convicted, must have:

(A) fully discharged the person's sentence,

including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or

completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or

(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the

resulting disability to vote;

(3) meet the requirements to be a qualified voter

under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a

registered voter; [
and
]

(4) not have been finally convicted of an offense

under Section 32.51, Penal Code
, or an offense committed during the

actual discharge of the person's duties as a volunteer deputy

registrar; and

(5)

not, at the time of the appointment, be currently

charged with a felony or an offense described by Subdivision (4) in

any county in this state
.

SECTION 2. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is

terminated [
on
]:

(1)
on
the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of

appointment; [
or
]

(2)
on
the final conviction of the volunteer deputy

for an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043
; or

(3)

when the volunteer deputy has been charged with an

offense allegedly committed during the actual discharge of the

person's duties as a volunteer deputy registrar
.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.