---
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).