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HB766 • 2025

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cortez
Last action
2025-06-22
Official status
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-22

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 ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

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. 2025-06-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed without the Governor's signature

  2. 2025-06-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  28. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1450

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  37. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  39. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  41. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  42. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  43. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  46. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  50. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 766 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 766

AN ACT

relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of

a precinct chair.

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

SECTION 1. Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by

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

(h)

An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate

for precinct chair must, in addition to complying with Section

141.031, include:

(1)

an e-mail address at which the candidate receives

correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;

(2)

a telephone number at which the candidate can be

reached; or

(3)

an e-mail address and a telephone number described

by Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(i)

Notwithstanding Sections 141.035, 172.0221, and

172.028, information provided under Subsection (h) is confidential

and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter

552, Government Code.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the House on May 6,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor