--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties." description: "Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties." jurisdiction: "us/states/tx" legislature: "Texas Legislature" session: "851" identifier: "SB 5" citation: "Texas SB 5 (851)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--Early Voting (I0260)", "FRAUD (S0166)"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Anderson, Rodney", "Bettencourt", "Bonnen, Dennis", "Buckingham", "Burkett", "Burton", "Estes", "Goldman", "Hancock", "Huffines", "Hughes", "Kolkhorst", "Laubenberg", "Nelson", "Seliger", "Taylor, Larry"] version_count: 5 action_count: 115 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2017-07-17" last_action: "2017-08-11" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e7e2ac0-ea8c-448f-89fd-f366116b321c" source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 5.xml" source_hash: "5751bc1bec9ace02d7f850682f16413cdc5b023f48b755053f7df27a531ab85b" 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 SB 5 (851) — Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00005I.htm) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00005E.htm) 3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00005H.htm) 4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00005S.htm) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00005F.htm) ## Sponsors - Anderson, Rodney — primary (person) - Bettencourt — primary (person) - Bonnen, Dennis — primary (person) - Buckingham — primary (person) - Burkett — primary (person) - Burton — primary (person) - Estes — primary (person) - Goldman — primary (person) - Hancock — primary (person) - Huffines — primary (person) - Hughes — primary (person) - Kolkhorst — primary (person) - Laubenberg — primary (person) - Nelson — primary (person) - Seliger — primary (person) - Taylor, Larry — primary (person) - Anderson, Charles "Doc" — cosponsor (person) - Ashby — cosponsor (person) - Bailes — cosponsor (person) - Bell — cosponsor (person) - Biedermann — cosponsor (person) - Birdwell — cosponsor (person) - Bohac — cosponsor (person) - Bonnen, Greg — cosponsor (person) - Burns — cosponsor (person) - Burrows — cosponsor (person) - Button — cosponsor (person) - Cain — cosponsor (person) - Campbell — cosponsor (person) - Capriglione — cosponsor (person) - Clardy — cosponsor (person) - Cosper — cosponsor (person) - Craddick — cosponsor (person) - Creighton — cosponsor (person) - Cyrier — cosponsor (person) - Dale — cosponsor (person) - Davis, Sarah — cosponsor (person) - Dean — cosponsor (person) - Elkins — cosponsor (person) - Faircloth — cosponsor (person) - Fallon — cosponsor (person) - Flynn — cosponsor (person) - Frank — cosponsor (person) - Frullo — cosponsor (person) - Geren — cosponsor (person) - Hall — cosponsor (person) - Hefner — cosponsor (person) - Holland — cosponsor (person) - Isaac — cosponsor (person) - Keough — cosponsor (person) - King, Phil — cosponsor (person) - Klick — cosponsor (person) - Koop — cosponsor (person) - Krause — cosponsor (person) - Lambert — cosponsor (person) - Landgraf — cosponsor (person) - Lang — cosponsor (person) - Leach — cosponsor (person) - Lozano — cosponsor (person) - Metcalf — cosponsor (person) - Meyer — cosponsor (person) - Miller — cosponsor (person) - Murphy — cosponsor (person) - Murr — cosponsor (person) - Oliverson — cosponsor (person) - Paddie — cosponsor (person) - Parker — cosponsor (person) - Paul — cosponsor (person) - Perry — cosponsor (person) - Phelan — cosponsor (person) - Phillips — cosponsor (person) - Price — cosponsor (person) - Raney — cosponsor (person) - Rinaldi — cosponsor (person) - Roberts — cosponsor (person) - Sanford — cosponsor (person) - Schaefer — cosponsor (person) - Schofield — cosponsor (person) - Schubert — cosponsor (person) - Schwertner — cosponsor (person) - Shaheen — cosponsor (person) - Sheffield — cosponsor (person) - Shine — cosponsor (person) - Simmons — cosponsor (person) - Smithee — cosponsor (person) - Springer — cosponsor (person) - Stephenson — cosponsor (person) - Stickland — cosponsor (person) - Stucky — cosponsor (person) - Swanson — cosponsor (person) - Taylor, Van — cosponsor (person) - Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person) - Tinderholt — cosponsor (person) - VanDeaver — cosponsor (person) - Villalba — cosponsor (person) - White — cosponsor (person) - Wilson — cosponsor (person) - Workman — cosponsor (person) - Wray — cosponsor (person) - Zedler — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-07-17** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing` - **2017-07-17** Filed `filing` - **2017-07-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-07-20** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee` - **2017-07-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - **2017-07-23** Considered in public hearing - **2017-07-23** Testimony taken in committee - **2017-07-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-07-23** Committee report printed and distributed - **2017-07-24** Co-author authorized - **2017-07-25** Co-author authorized - **2017-07-26** Laid before the Senate - **2017-07-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2017-07-26** Vote recorded in Journal - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2017-07-26** Vote recorded in Journal - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Passed to engrossment as amended - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Remarks ordered printed - **2017-07-26** Laid before the Senate - **2017-07-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2017-07-26** Passed `passage` - **2017-07-26** Record vote - **2017-07-26** Statement(s) submitted - **2017-07-26** Reported engrossed - **2017-07-27** Received from the Senate `introduction` - **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-08-01** Referred to Elections `referral-committee` - **2017-08-07** Considered in formal meeting - **2017-08-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage` - **2017-08-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - **2017-08-07** Committee report distributed - **2017-08-08** Committee report sent to Calendars - **2017-08-08** Considered in Calendars - **2017-08-09** Placed on General State Calendar - **2017-08-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2017-08-09** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction` - **2017-08-09** Point of order overruled (amendment) - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment` - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Amendment adopted as amended - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Reason for vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-09** Passed to 3rd reading as amended - **2017-08-09** Record vote - **2017-08-09** Reason for vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2017-08-10** Passed `passage` - **2017-08-10** Record vote - **2017-08-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-10** Reason for vote recorded in Journal - **2017-08-10** House passage as amended reported - **2017-08-11** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate - **2017-08-11** Read - **2017-08-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s) - **2017-08-11** Record vote - **2017-08-11** Remarks ordered printed - **2017-08-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported - **2017-08-11** Reported enrolled - **2017-08-11** Signed in the Senate - **2017-08-11** Signed in the House - **2017-08-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2017-08-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature` - **2017-08-11** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e7e2ac0-ea8c-448f-89fd-f366116b321c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).