Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
HB 392 requires Texas voter registrars to provide specific written or oral reasons when rejecting a voter registration application. Registrars must identify which section of the application caused the rejection and clarify if it was incomplete, improperly filled out, or contained information showing the applicant is ineligible. This change applies to all voter registration denials processed under Texas election law and takes effect September 1, 2025. The bill directly affects applicants whose applications are denied and the local registrars who handle voter registration.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2025
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Bucy
DDemocratic
P
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
Co
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
John Bryant
DDemocratic
Co
Vikki Goodwin
DDemocratic
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