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SB 5, 85th 1st C.S.
Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.

Last action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Author: Kelly Hancock
Joint Author: Paul Bettencourt | Dawn Buckingham | Konni Burton | Craig Estes | Don Huffines | Bryan Hughes | Lois Kolkhorst | Jane Nelson | Kel Seliger | Larry Taylor
Coauthor: Van Taylor | Charles Schwertner | Brian Birdwell | Brandon Creighton | Donna Campbell | Charles Perry | Bob Hall
Sponsor: Craig Goldman
Joint Sponsor: Jodie Laubenberg | Dennis Bonnen | Rodney Anderson | Cindy Burkett
CoSponsor: Charles "Doc" Anderson | Trent Ashby | Ernest Bailes | Cecil Bell | Kyle Biedermann | Dwayne Bohac | Greg Bonnen | DeWayne Burns | Dustin Burrows | Angie Button | Briscoe Cain | Giovanni Capriglione | Travis Clardy | Scott Cosper | Tom Craddick | John Cyrier | Tony Dale | Sarah Davis | Jay Dean | Gary Elkins | Wayne Faircloth | Pat Fallon | Dan Flynn | James Frank | John Frullo | Charlie Geren | Cole Hefner | Justin Holland | Jason Isaac | Mark Keough | Phil King | Stephanie Klick | Linda Koop | Matt Krause | Stan Lambert | Brooks Landgraf | Mike Lang | Jeff Leach | J. M. Lozano | Will Metcalf | Morgan Meyer | Rick Miller | Jim Murphy | Andrew Murr | Tom Oliverson | Chris Paddie | Tan Parker | Dennis Paul | Dade Phelan | Larry Phillips | Four Price | John Raney | Matt Rinaldi | Kevin Roberts | Scott Sanford | Matt Schaefer | Mike Schofield | Leighton Schubert | Matt Shaheen | J. D. Sheffield | Hugh Shine | Ron Simmons | John Smithee | Drew Springer | Phil Stephenson | Jonathan Stickland | Lynn Stucky | Valoree Swanson | Ed Thompson | Tony Tinderholt | Gary VanDeaver | Jason Villalba | James White | Terry M. Wilson | Paul Workman | John Wray | Bill Zedler

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2017, 85th 1st C.S.,ch. 1, General and Special Laws of Texas

Companion:

HB 184 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Enrolled (Senate Research Center)
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (House Research Organization)

Gubernatorial documents:

Subjects:
Elections--Administration
Elections--Early Voting
FRAUD

House Committee: Elections (Jodie Laubenberg, Rodney Anderson, Pat Fallon, Celia Israel, Lyle Larson, Ron Reynolds, Valoree Swanson)
Minutes: August 7 2017
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Joan Huffman, Brian Birdwell, Brandon Creighton, Craig Estes, Bryan Hughes, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Jane Nelson, Charles Schwertner, Judith Zaffirini)
Minutes: July 23 2017

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