Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 2975 amends Texas election law to require additional identification details on voter registration applications, including Texas driver's license numbers or the last four digits of a Social Security number. It also changes the process for suspending or terminating county elections administrators, requiring a higher vote threshold (four-fifths of the election commission) and approval by the commissioners court. The bill directly affects voters who must provide these new details and election administrators whose employment protections are modified. These changes aim to clarify registration requirements and administrative procedures under the Election Code.
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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4
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Committee
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Apr 7, 2025
Committee
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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