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HB1968 • 2025

Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Cook | Shaheen | Bucy | Raymond | Vasut
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  6. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1841

  7. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  9. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1739

  12. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  18. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  19. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  20. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  22. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  23. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  25. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1968 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R3244 TSS-D

By: Cook, Shaheen, Bucy, Raymond, Vasut

H.B. No. 1968

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for

an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered

year.

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

SECTION 1. Section 31.093(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a)
If
[
Subject to Section 41.001(d), if
] requested to do so

by a political subdivision, the county elections administrator

shall enter into a contract to furnish the election services

requested, in accordance with a cost schedule agreed on by the

contracting parties.

SECTION 2. Section 41.001(d), Election Code, is repealed.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an election held on or after the effective date of this Act. An

election held before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law in effect on the date the election was held, and that law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.