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| 1 | 1 | 89R5826 LRM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lalani H.B. No. 1885 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to providing voters access to a restroom facility at a | |
| 10 | 10 | polling place. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Election Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 43.035 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 43.035. RESTROOM FACILITY IN POLLING PLACE. (a) A | |
| 15 | 15 | polling place must provide an accessible restroom to voters, | |
| 16 | 16 | election workers, and volunteers during the hours the polling place | |
| 17 | 17 | is open for voting. The polling place must maintain visible signage | |
| 18 | 18 | to indicate the location of the restroom. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) If a polling place does not maintain a permanent | |
| 20 | 20 | restroom facility accessible to the public, the county or political | |
| 21 | 21 | subdivision responsible for the polling place shall provide a | |
| 22 | 22 | temporary restroom, in compliance with the Americans with | |
| 23 | 23 | Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12131 et seq.), that is | |
| 24 | 24 | readily accessible by a voter at the polling place. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) Election materials distributed at a polling place must | |
| 26 | 26 | include information about restroom access. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |