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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Committee
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Apr 7, 2025
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Referred to State Affairs
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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