SB 2974 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

SB 2974 creates new election enforcement roles within Texas's Election Code. It establishes a State Election Marshal appointed by the Secretary of State, who will oversee regional election marshals (one per 1 million residents). These marshals must be licensed peace officers with election law training and will investigate alleged election code violations. The bill directly affects election officials and administrators by adding these new oversight positions and requiring their contact information to be publicly available. The key change is creating a dedicated enforcement structure to address potential election process violations.
Tags: Elections
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 7, 2025
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Paul Bettencourt
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