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| 1 | 1 | 89R15628 MPF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 3571 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to requirements for a judicial action in which a | |
| 10 | 10 | candidate's eligibility is in issue. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 145, Election Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 145.006 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 145.006. CHALLENGED CANDIDATE AS NECESSARY PARTY IN | |
| 15 | 15 | JUDICIAL ACTION ON ELIGIBILITY. In any judicial action in which a | |
| 16 | 16 | candidate's eligibility is in issue, the candidate whose | |
| 17 | 17 | eligibility is in issue is a necessary party to the proceedings. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. Section 145.006, Election Code, as added by this | |
| 19 | 19 | Act, applies only to a judicial action instituted on or after the | |
| 20 | 20 | effective date of this Act. A judicial action instituted before the | |
| 21 | 21 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the | |
| 22 | 22 | date the action was instituted, and the former law is continued in | |
| 23 | 23 | effect for that purpose. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |