89R6026 LRM-D By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 656 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 276.016, Election Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.