87R16375 MLH-D By: Paul, Anderson, et al. H.B. No. 1725 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1725: By: Jetton C.S.H.B. No. 1725 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to delivery of ballots by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 86.006, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows: (j) A ballot voted under this chapter may not be counted if delivered by any means other than as provided under Subsection (a). (k) A ballot voted under this chapter may not be deposited in an unattended receptacle except for a mailbox or common carrier receptacle. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.