85R9547 GRM-D
By: Dean H.B. No. 2837
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to removal of deceased voters from voter rolls; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) A registrar commits an offense if the registrar fails to
comply with Subsection (a)(2) or (b).
(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.