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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections."
+description: "Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 574"
+citation: "Texas HB 574 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Elections--Administration (I0277)", "FRAUD (S0166)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Goldman", "Taylor"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 65
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-11-16"
+last_action: "2021-06-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72395a2b-24d3-443e-861c-04d470f8b417"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00500_HB00599/HB 574.xml"
+source_hash: "8a90955537066ad3046a77741331754c9e98673c4c259786d5a5dcac7a6b9a49"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 574 (87) — Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00574I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00574E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00574H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00574S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00574F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **87–50** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **21–9** (pass) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **94–48** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **20–10** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **94–48** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Goldman — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Allison — cosponsor (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Holland — cosponsor (person)
+- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leman — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
+- Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Shine — cosponsor (person)
+- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- White — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-16** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-01** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-15** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-15** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-15** Record vote
+- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-16** Record vote
+- **2021-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-21** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-05** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-10** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-07** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2021-05-12** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-12** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-12** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-13** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-13** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-18** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-18** Record vote
+- **2021-05-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-18** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-18** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-20** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-03** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-03** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72395a2b-24d3-443e-861c-04d470f8b417`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+