HB2803 • 2025

Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Hayes
Last action: 2025-05-19
Official status: 05/19/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal.

What This Bill Does

Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal.

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Bill History

2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2832
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 1-Hayes
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 2-Bucy
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2712
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Elections
2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2803 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Hayes

H.B. No. 2803

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher

removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the

reason for the removal.

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

SECTION 1. Section 32.075, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows:

(i)

A presiding judge who has a watcher removed from the

polling place after the watcher has been duly accepted for service

under Subchapter A, Chapter 33, shall, at the time of removal,

provide to the watcher a signed statement containing the reason for

the removal.

(j)

The secretary of state shall prescribe a form for the

signed statement required by Subsection (i).

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