88R1631 ADM-D By: Slaton H.B. No. 919 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the early voting period. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 85.001(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the eighth [17th] day before election day and continues through the [fourth] day before election day, except as otherwise provided by this section. SECTION 2. Sections 85.001(b) and (e), Election Code, are repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.