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HB392 • 2025

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Flores | Bucy | Rodríguez Ramos | Morales Shaw
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
04/17/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  2. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  5. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  13. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 392 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R2330 LRM-F

By: Flores

H.B. No. 392

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter

registration application.

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

SECTION 1. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

In providing a written or oral reason for rejection

under Subsection (a) or (b), the registrar shall identify which

section or sections of the application resulted in the rejection.

For each section identified, the registrar shall specify if the

section was incomplete, was improperly filled out, or contained

information identifying the applicant as ineligible to vote.

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