85R646 SRS-D
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 907
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a form prescribed by the secretary of state for certain
petitions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 277, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 277.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 277.005. PETITION FORM. (a) The secretary of state
shall prescribe the form, content, and procedure for a petition.
(b) An authority may only accept a petition that follows the
official form prescribed under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the secretary of
state shall adopt a petition form as required by this Act.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a petition submitted on or after January 1, 2018.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.