HB 521 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

HB 521 creates a criminal offense for loitering or electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place entrance or 20 feet of curbside voting parking spaces during voting hours. It establishes curbside voting for voters with disabilities who cannot enter polling places safely, requiring election officers to deliver ballots at the entrance or curb upon request. Voters must sign a sworn form confirming their need for accommodation, and polling places must reserve parking marked with a phone number for assistance requests and a "no electioneering" notice. The law also mandates that election officers delivering ballots cannot assist with marking them and requires two officers to be present for curbside voting when four or more officers are available.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
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This bill was converted from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures and voting records from both legislative chambers. No new provisions, thresholds, or requirements were added or removed.
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Formatting and layout were standardized to match the enrolled bill format, including removal of draft markers and addition of certification signatures.

Certification statements from the House and Senate were added, documenting the passage votes and concurrence of amendments.

The header was updated to reflect the enrolled version status with the bill number and final title.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

219
Passed
Total votes 30
May 27, 2025
D Democratic10
1 Yea 9 Nay
90% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
66
Key actions
21
Committee
11
Amendments
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 27, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-9)
senate
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-51-7)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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