HB 2316 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the manner of reporting results in the conduct of elections.

HB 2316 requires Texas election officials to report election results using each candidate's percentage of total votes cast for their office, rather than just vote counts. This applies to all general elections, primaries, and runoffs at the precinct, periodic, and final reporting stages, including unofficial tabulations. The bill mandates that every report must show each candidate's share of the total votes received by all candidates for that specific office. It affects county clerks, election administrators, and all entities compiling election results statewide. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends the Texas Election Code to require election reports to include each candidate's percentage of total votes received, rather than just raw vote counts. The changes apply to precinct results, periodic reports, final reports, unofficial tabulations, and primary election reports.

Scope change

The bill expands reporting requirements across multiple sections of the Election Code to include percentage calculations for candidates in various election contexts.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection (a-1) to Section 67.017 requiring precinct results reports to include each candidate's percentage of total votes received.

Added new subsection (b-1) to Section 68.004 requiring periodic reports for primary and runoff elections to include each candidate's percentage of total votes received.

Added new subsection (b-1) to Section 68.005 requiring final election reports to include each candidate's percentage of total votes received.

Added new subsection (a-1) to Section 172.113 requiring unofficial tabulations to include each candidate's percentage of total votes received.

Modified Section 172.124(a) to maintain existing reporting structure while ensuring consistency with new percentage reporting requirements.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

144–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 146

May 6, 2025

D Democratic60

59 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican86

85 Yea 1 Nay

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

May 7, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Elections

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors