By: Dean (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 2837
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017;
May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to removal of deceased voters from voter rolls.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 19.002(d), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The secretary of state may not make a payment under
Subsection (b) if on June 1 of the year in which the payment is to be
made the registrar is not in substantial compliance with Section
15.083, 16.031, 16.032, or 18.065 or with rules implementing the
registration service program.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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