89R2060 MLH-D
By: Bettencourt, et al. S.B. No. 509
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action
under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 273,
Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E. INJUNCTION OR RESTRAINING ORDER
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 273, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 273.082 to read as follows:
Sec. 273.082. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER; NOTICE. As soon
as practicable before a hearing in an action under this code seeking
a temporary restraining order, a court must notify the attorney
general of the hearing.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.