Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility.
SB 760 requires nursing facilities to notify legal guardians or agents (appointed via power of attorney) within five business days if a resident requests a mail-in ballot. It directly affects residents of nursing facilities who seek mail ballots, the facilities themselves, and the Health and Human Services Commission. The bill establishes a notification chain: early voting clerks must inform the Commission about facility-based ballot requests, and the Commission must then alert facilities. Facilities must verify if a guardian or agent exists and relay the ballot request to them, with audits ensuring compliance after each election. This procedural bill streamlines ballot access for vulnerable residents while maintaining facility accountability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
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This bill amends Texas election and health and safety laws to require early voting clerks to notify nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities when residents request mail-in ballots. The facilities must then verify if the resident has a legal guardian or agent and notify them within five business days. The bill also establishes audit requirements and updates penalty provisions for facilities that fail to comply with these notification procedures.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of mail-in ballot notification requirements to include three types of long-term care facilities: nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities.
REQUIREMENT
Early voting clerks must now notify nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities when residents request mail-in ballots.
Facilities must determine if the requesting resident has a legal guardian or agent and notify them within five business days of receiving the notification.
ENFORCEMENT
The Health and Human Services Commission must conduct audits including at least 2.5 percent of all licensed facilities after each primary and general election.
Penalty provisions were updated to include failure to comply with the new notification requirements as grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation.
TIMELINE
The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, and applies to mail-in ballot applications submitted on or after that date.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
14
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
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