89R2910 PRL-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 2210
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the public inspection of election records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 1.012(a) and (d), Election Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) An [Subject to Subsection (b), an] election record that
is public information shall be made available to the public during
the regular business hours of the record's custodian not later than
10 days after the date the custodian receives a request for public
inspection.
(d) In this code, "election record" includes:
(1) anything created, distributed, or received by
government under this code;
(2) anything required by law to be kept by others for
information of government under this code; or
(3) a certificate, application, notice, report, or
other document or paper issued, created, or received by government
under this code.
SECTION 2. Section 1.012(b), Election Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.