88R1224 MLH-D
By: Guerra H.B. No. 1071
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.046(h), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(h) The secretary of state shall:
(1) consult with the Texas Education Agency regarding
the number of registration application forms to provide to each
high school;
(2) provide to each high school registration
application forms once each fall and spring semester in the number
determined from the consultation under Subdivision (1); and
(3) prescribe any additional procedures necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.