HB5362 • 2025

Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: DeAyala
Last action: 2025-05-08
Official status: 05/08/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

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Bill History

2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Elections
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 5362 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R13942 AB-F

By: DeAyala

H.B. No. 5362

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's

registration.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16.092, Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 16.092. SWORN STATEMENT REQUIRED. A voter desiring to

challenge a registration must file with the registrar a sworn

statement of the grounds for the challenge that:

(1) identifies the voter whose registration is being

challenged; and

(2) states a specific qualification for registration

that the challenged voter has not met based on
:

(A)
the personal knowledge of the voter desiring

to challenge the registration
; or

(B)

a fact not subject to reasonable dispute

because the fact is generally known or can be determined from a

reliable source
.

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