Bill Text: TX HB1996 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 1996 (Prior Session Legislation)

TX State Legislature page for HB1996

Bill Title: Relating to certain political party officials visiting a primary election polling place for administrative purposes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB1996 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1996-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 1996




	AN ACT
	relating to certain political party officials visiting a primary
	election polling place for administrative purposes.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 172, Election Code, is
	amended by adding Section 172.1113 to read as follows:
	Sec. 172.1113. COUNTY CHAIR PERMITTED IN POLLING PLACE.
	(a) In this section, "voting period" means the period beginning
	when the polls open for voting and ending when the polls close or
	the last voter has voted, whichever is later.
	(b) The county chair of a political party conducting a
	primary election may be in a polling place during the voting period
	as necessary to perform administrative functions related to the
	conduct of the election.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 1996 was passed by the House on May 8,
	2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 1996 was passed by the Senate on May
	17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor