As of May 28, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed four bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those four bills, legislators passed two during the week of May 22-28. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one bill, while Republicans sponsored the other. The two bills are:
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TX SB2258: Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held, Sen. Cesar Blanco (D) and Rep. Andrew Murr (R).
- As introduced, this bill authorizes a city of certain size, that has a city-manager form of government, and holds its general election for officers on a date other than the November uniform election date to change the date for its general election for officers to the November uniform election date.
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TX SB825: Relating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions, Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R) and Rep. Charles Cunningham (R).
- As introduced, this bill changes the deadlines for submission of recount petitions.
Of the four bills passed this year, four have been enacted. This is four more than this point a year ago. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored three bills, while Republicans sponsored one. The bills are:
