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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1661: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1661 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties. Primary sponsor: Cody Vasut (Republican), Mike Schofield (Republican), Valoree Swanson (Republican), Briscoe Cain (Republican), Terry Wilson (Republican), Paul Bettencourt (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Mike SchofieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Valoree SwansonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Terry WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source