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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 429: Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.

In committee 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 429 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child. Primary sponsor: Ryan Guillen (Republican), Mihaela Pleșa (Democratic), Suleman Lalani (Democratic), Salman Bhojani (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Considered in Calendars.

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): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan GuillenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Mihaela PleșaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Suleman LalaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Salman BhojaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse92

“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. Considered in Calendars
  2. Committee report sent to Calendars
  3. Committee report distributed
  4. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  5. Reported favorably as substituted
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Considered in public hearing
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Considered in public hearing
  12. Referred to Elections

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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