89R25617 LRM-D
By: Hickland H.B. No. 3909
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3909:
By: Shaheen C.S.H.B. No. 3909
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling
place.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.014, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as permitted by Sections 61.012 and 61.013, a [A]
person may not use a wireless communication device within a room in
which voting is taking place [within 100 feet of a voting station].
(e) The secretary of state shall require a presiding judge
to post a notice that states the prohibition on the use of a
wireless communication device in a prominent and reasonably visible
location outside of a room in which voting is taking place.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.