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HB657 • 2025

Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bucy
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
04/17/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

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  • 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. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  5. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  13. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to requirements for counties posting election information on an Internet website.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 657 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R1515 PRL-D

By: Bucy

H.B. No. 657

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requirements for counties posting election information

on an Internet website.

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

SECTION 1. Section 31.125, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-1)

Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), a county shall

use the top-level domain ".gov" for an Internet website used to post

election information as required by this code.

(b-2)

For purposes of Subsection (b-1), a county may use the

top-level domain ".texas.gov" if:

(1) ".gov" is unavailable; or

(2)

on September 1, 2025, the county is using

".texas.gov".

SECTION 2. A county shall comply with the requirements of

Sections 31.125(b-1) and (b-2), Election Code, as added by this

Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act but

not later than September 1, 2026.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.