HB2139 • 2025

Relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Simmons
Last action: 2025-04-30
Official status: 04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.

What This Bill Does

Relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.

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Bill History

2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Elections
2025-01-28 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2139 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R1902 LRM-F

By: Simmons

H.B. No. 2139

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to voting by a voter unable to enter a polling place.

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

SECTION 1. Section 64.009(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a)
On
[
If a voter is physically unable to enter the polling

place without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the

voter's health, on
] the voter's request, an election officer shall

deliver a ballot to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb

if the voter:

(1)

is physically unable to enter the polling place

without personal assistance or likelihood of injuring the voter's

health;

(2)

has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years

of age and entering the polling place would require leaving the

child without adequate supervision; or

(3)

is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable

to care for themselves and entering the polling place would require

leaving the person without adequate supervision
.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.