89R1948 MLH-D By: Cole H.B. No. 1857 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 first business [17th] day after the last day a voter registration becomes effective for [before] election day under Section 13.143 and continues through the fourth day before election day, except as otherwise provided by this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.