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S.B. No. 510 AN ACT relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.039, Election Code, is transferred to Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Election Code, redesignated as Section 12.007, Election Code, and amended to read as follows: Sec. 12.007 [16.039]. FAILURE BY REGISTRAR TO TIMELY PERFORM DUTY. (a) The secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from a registrar if, after providing the registrar a written notice of the alleged violation and a reasonable opportunity to correct the alleged violation, the [If a] registrar fails to timely perform a duty imposed on the registrar under this code [subchapter] requiring: (1) the approval, change, or cancellation of a voter's registration; (2) the scheduling of a hearing under Section 16.064 or 16.093; (3) the determination of a challenge under Section 16.066 or 16.095; or (4) the delivery of notice under Section 16.0921[, the secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 from the registrar]. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall distribute funds under Chapter 19 or Section 31.009 if the registrar performs the registrar's duty not later than 30 days after the funds are withheld. (c) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the administration of this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 510 passed the Senate on May 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 510 passed the House, with amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 33, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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