TITLE: Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

SUMMARY: Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 259.003, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) The governing body of each municipality shall publish on the municipality's Internet website: (1) a copy of any local regulation governing the placement of political signs in the municipality's boundaries; and (2) a map outlining any area in the municipality in which the placement of political signs is specifically regulated or prohibited. (f) The clerk or secretary of the governing body of a municipality shall provide a copy of the local regulations and map described by Subsection (e) to: (1) each candidate for an office in the municipality; (2) the elections officer of each political subdivision whose boundaries cross into or are contained in the municipality's boundaries; and (3) the county chair or clerk of each political party in the county in which the municipality is located or, if the seat is vacant, the state chair of that political party. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.