TITLE: Relating to the use of certain facilities of a building being used as a polling place or early voting polling place.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of certain facilities of a building being used as a polling place or early voting polling place.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the use of certain facilities of a building being used as a polling place or early voting polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.003, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: (a-2) The secretary of state shall adopt rules requiring the entity that owns or controls a building being used as a polling place to permit a person electioneering on the building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a) to use the facilities of the buildings otherwise available to voters or election officials, including bathrooms. The rules must provide that the person: (1) may not bring political signs or literature inside the area described in Subsection (a); (2) must cover or remove any political logos or messaging before entering the area described in Subsection (a); and (3) must meet any other requirements determined by the secretary of state to be necessary to ensure the person complies with Subsection (a). SECTION 2. Section 85.036, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules requiring the entity that owns or controls a building being used as an early voting polling place to permit a person electioneering on the building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a) to use the facilities of the buildings otherwise available to voters or election officials, including bathrooms. The rules must provide that the person: (1) may not bring political signs or literature inside the area described in Subsection (a); (2) must cover or remove any political logos or messaging before entering the area described in Subsection (a); and (3) must meet any other requirements determined by the secretary of state to be necessary to ensure the person complies with Subsection (a). SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.