H.B. No. 2075
AN ACT
relating to the form of a candidate's name on a ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 52.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A person may use any surname acquired by law or
marriage.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2075 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2075 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor