TITLE: Relating to prohibited suspension of laws governing elections.

SUMMARY: Relating to prohibited suspension of laws governing elections.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prohibited suspension of laws governing elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1.002, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) For purposes of a state of disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government Code: (1) this code is not considered a regulatory statute; and (2) a provision of this code may not be suspended. SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 1.022 to read as follows: Sec. 1.022. PROHIBITION ON ACTS AFFECTING ELECTIONS. (a) In this section: (1) "Government agency" means: (A) this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state; and (B) any agency of this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state, including a department, bureau, board, commission, office, agency, council, or public institution of higher education. (2) "Public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of this state, a government agency, or any other public body established by state law. (b) A government agency or public official may not issue an order that suspends or waives a provision of this code. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.