By: Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 4555
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an application for a place on a ballot filed by a person
convicted of a felony.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A person who has been convicted of a felony shall
include in the application proof that the person is eligible for
public office under Section 141.001(a)(4).
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an
application for a place on the ballot filed on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application for a place on the
ballot filed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.