Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB766 Compare Versions

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2- By: Cortez, et al. H.B. No. 766
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 766:
4- By: Shaheen C.S.H.B. No. 766
1+89R3776 JDK-D
2+ By: Cortez H.B. No. 766
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97 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
108 AN ACT
119 relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of
1210 a precinct chair.
1311 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1412 SECTION 1. Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by
15- adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows:
13+ adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
1614 (h) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate
1715 for precinct chair must, in addition to complying with Section
1816 141.031, include:
1917 (1) an e-mail address at which the candidate receives
2018 correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;
2119 (2) a telephone number at which the candidate can be
2220 reached; or
2321 (3) an e-mail address and a telephone number described
2422 by Subdivisions (1) and (2).
25- (i) Notwithstanding Sections 141.035, 172.0221, and
26- 172.028, information provided under Subsection (h) is confidential
27- and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter
28- 552, Government Code.
2923 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.