By: Nichols S.B. No. 1054
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for a trial in the contest of an election
on a proposed constitutional amendment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 233.014, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
follows:
(d) The trial date may not be earlier than the 45th day after
the date of the contested election nor later than the 180th day
after the date of the contested election. The trial date may be
earlier than the 45th day after the date of the contested election
at the request of [unless] the contestant [requests an earlier
date].
(h) If a contestant files an appeal of the contest, the
appellate court must ensure that the action is brought to final
disposition not later than the 180th day after the date the judgment
becomes final.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.