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HB4171 • 2025

Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  4. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  7. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4171 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R13462 LRM-F

By: Dorazio

H.B. No. 4171

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to accommodating a voter with a disability.

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

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

read as follows:

(f) A person who [
simultaneously
] assists [
seven or more
]

voters voting under this section by providing the voters with

transportation to the polling place must complete and sign a form,

provided by an election officer, that contains
:

(1)
the person's name and address and whether the

person is providing assistance solely under this section or under

both this section and Subchapter B
; and

(2)

the voter's name and address, and whether the voter

is receiving assistance under this section or under both this

section and Subchapter B
.

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