SB 2217 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

SB 2217 updates Texas election procedures to improve transparency and accuracy in vote counting. It requires electronic voting devices to record time stamps, voter identifiers, and signatures; function offline; and transmit data between polling locations. Counties must reconcile daily the number of voters accepted versus votes cast during early voting, and post post-election reconciliations online within 30 days. The bill also specifies that provisional ballots cast during early voting count with early results, and those cast on election day count with election day results.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Texas election laws to improve transparency and accountability for electronic voting systems. It adds new requirements for electronic devices to produce detailed reports of voter acceptance, including time stamps and voter lists, and mandates post-election reconciliation of votes cast versus voters accepted. The bill also clarifies rules for voters who change addresses within the same county and establishes new reporting requirements for optical scanners and central accumulators.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of election reporting requirements to include specific electronic device certification standards and new post-election reconciliation processes that were not previously mandated in this detail.
REQUIREMENT

Electronic voting devices must now produce detailed reports including voter lists, time stamps, and signatures for delivery to election judges.

New post-election reconciliation process requires comparing total votes cast to total voters accepted at each polling place.

New reporting requirements for optical scanners to track ballot counts without revealing candidate vote totals.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified rules allowing voters who change addresses within the same county to vote in their new precinct without changing registration.

TIMELINE

Establishes specific deadlines for post-election reconciliation reports within 30 days after election day.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2025 · House Jun 1, 2025

How they voted

255
Passed
Total votes 30
Jun 1, 2025
D Democratic10
5 Yea 5 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
77
Key actions
25
Committee
17
Amendments
8
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
Jun 1, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-5)
senate
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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