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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 817: Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

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 817 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections. Primary sponsor: Briscoe Cain (Republican), Cody Harris (Republican), Cook, Charlie Geren (Republican), Jared Patterson (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 7, 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): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Cody HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
CookPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charlie GerenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jared PattersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Stan KitzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11

“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 w/o amendment(s)
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Referred to Elections
  11. Read first time
  12. Filed

Sources

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