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Texas increases criminal penalties for election supply failures and security violations starting September 1, 2025
Original title: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Cody Vasut and 18 others
Companion · SB 507same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Does
Texas raises several election-related offenses to s or state jail felonies, penalizing election supply authorities who intentionally fail to provide or supplement required ballots. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025.
Why it matters
Election supply officials and poll workers face harsher criminal penalties, including potential state jail time, for failing to meet ballot-provision mandates and security rules.
Background
- The Election Code governs the administration of elections, voting procedures, and offenses related to voting within Texas. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Election supply authorities
Election supply authorities face new Class A misdemeanor criminal liability for intentionally failing to provide or supplement required ballots.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if an election authority intentionally fails to provide enough ballots?
The authority commits a .
When does this law take effect?
The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.
What else do you want to know?
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
54 actions- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledEffective on 9/1/25
- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 28, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 27, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
- May 27, 2025HouseSigned in the House
- May 27, 2025HouseReported enrolled
Show 48 earlier actions
- May 26, 2025HouseSenate passage reported
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRead 3rd time
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- May 26, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 26, 2025SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
- May 26, 2025SenatePlaced on intent calendar
- May 26, 2025SenateCo-sponsor authorized
- May 23, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
- May 23, 2025SenateCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments
- May 22, 2025SenateVote taken in committee
- May 22, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 19, 2025SenateLeft pending in committee
- May 19, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 19, 2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- May 13, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to State Affairs
- May 13, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time
- May 8, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- May 8, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- May 8, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 8, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1786)
- May 8, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- May 8, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- May 7, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1673)
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment as amended
- May 7, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1672)
- May 7, 2025HouseAmended (1-Bucy and Vasut)
- May 7, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- May 6, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- May 2, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 17, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Apr 16, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 16, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Apr 3, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 27, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Mar 27, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Mar 27, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 27, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Elections
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 18, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
HB 1661 , as amended, was passed to engrossment
Total
136
- Yes
- 95
- No
- 40
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (136)
Christian ManuelParty not recordedno
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedno
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedno
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedno
Vince PerezParty not recordedno
Martinez FischerParty not recordedno
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedno
Terry CanalesParty not recordedno
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedno
112 more members
Josey GarciaParty not recordedno
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedno
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedno
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedno
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordednot voting
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedno
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedno
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedno
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedno
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedno
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedno
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedno
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedno
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedno
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedno
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedno
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedno
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedno
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedno
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedno
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedno
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedno
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedno
Christina MoralesParty not recordedno
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedno
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedno
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedno
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedno
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedno
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedno
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedno
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedno
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Show 1 earlier roll call
Amendment No. 1 was adopted
Total
130
- Yes
- 82
- No
- 47
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (130)
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedno
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedno
David LoweParty not recordedno
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedno
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
106 more members
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedno
Cole HefnerParty not recordedno
Mark DorazioParty not recordedno
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedno
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedno
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedno
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedno
Matt MorganParty not recordedno
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedno
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedno
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedno
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedno
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedno
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedno
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedno
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedno
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedno
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedno
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedno
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedno
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedno
Mitch LittleParty not recordedno
Trent AshbyParty not recordedno
Tom OliversonParty not recordedno
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedno
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordednot voting
Stan GerdesParty not recordedno
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedno
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedno
Mike OlcottParty not recordedno
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedno
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedno
Jared PattersonParty not recordedno
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedno
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedno
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedno
Briscoe CainParty not recordedno
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedno
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedno
James FrankParty not recordedno
Dennis PaulParty not recordedno
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedno
Cody HarrisParty not recordedno
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedno
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift95% confidence
Escalation of Election Penalties
The bill systematically upgrades several election-related violations from Class C misdemeanors or Class A misdemeanors up to Class A misdemeanors and state jail felonies.
Connected Entities
Sources
Open source document
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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