89R15891 MZM-D
By: Plesa H.B. No. 3918
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information on local regulations governing the
placement of political signs in a municipality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 259.003, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) The governing body of each municipality shall publish on
the municipality's Internet website:
(1) a copy of any local regulation governing the
placement of political signs in the municipality's boundaries; and
(2) a map outlining any area in the municipality in
which the placement of political signs is specifically regulated or
prohibited.
(f) The clerk or secretary of the governing body of a
municipality shall provide a copy of the local regulations and map
described by Subsection (e) to:
(1) each candidate for an office in the municipality;
(2) the elections officer of each political
subdivision whose boundaries cross into or are contained in the
municipality's boundaries; and
(3) the county chair or clerk of each political party
in the county in which the municipality is located or, if the seat
is vacant, the state chair of that political party.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.