Bill Text: TX HB816 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to creating a criminal offense for a candidate for public office who misrepresents the candidate's residency.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HB816 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB816-Introduced.html
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| By: Dutton | H.B. No. 816 | |
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| relating to creating a criminal offense for a candidate for public | ||
| office who misrepresents the candidate's residency. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 141.005. UNLAWFUL MISREPRESENTATION OF RESIDENCY | ||
| STATUS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or | ||
| intentionally misrepresents the person's residency to appear | ||
| eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public | ||
| elective office in this state. | ||
| (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third | ||
| degree. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
