88R7351 PRL-F By: Leo-Wilson H.B. No. 1576 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of certain devices by a person near a voting station; creating a criminal offense. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) A person commits an offense if the person, with knowledge that such activity is illegal, knowingly violates Subsection (a) or (b). (f) An offense under Subsection (e) is a Class C misdemeanor. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.