Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period.
HB 640 clarifies that during election periods, election authorities (like county or city offices) must be open on "regular business days" - defined as days when their main office is typically open for business. The bill specifically notes that for independent school districts, this means the school district's main business office hours apply. It directly affects election offices and voters needing access to these locations during voting periods. The change takes effect September 1, 2025, and does not alter existing voting procedures or requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, adding certification signatures and vote counts while removing sponsor names and internal markup annotations. The substantive policy content regarding election authority office hours during election periods remains unchanged.
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Removed sponsor names and bill number formatting from the header
Added certification signatures for House and Senate passage, vote counts, and Governor approval
Converted internal amendment markup brackets to plain text for final enrolled version
Floor votes · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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