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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2803: Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal.

Passed one chamber 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 2803 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal. Primary sponsor: Richard Hayes (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard HayesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“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. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the House
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed to engrossment as amended
  12. Amended

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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