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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4705: Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses.

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 4705 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses. Primary sponsor: Andy Hopper (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andy HopperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
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. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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