89R1515 PRL-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 657
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for counties posting election information
on an Internet website.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.125, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), a county shall
use the top-level domain ".gov" for an Internet website used to post
election information as required by this code.
(b-2) For purposes of Subsection (b-1), a county may use the
top-level domain ".texas.gov" if:
(1) ".gov" is unavailable; or
(2) on September 1, 2025, the county is using
".texas.gov".
SECTION 2. A county shall comply with the requirements of
Sections 31.125(b-1) and (b-2), Election Code, as added by this
Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act but
not later than September 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.