---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses."
description: "Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "872"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Texas SB 1 (872)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)", "Courts--Appellate (I0125)", "Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)", "Courts--District (I0120)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2021 (PA6QF)", "Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--Early Voting (I0260)", "Elections--Election Officers (I0305)", "Elections--General (I0310)", "Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)", "Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "FRAUD (S0166)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS (S0266)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)", "SUPREME COURT (V0311)", "VIDEO CAMERAS (S0786)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clardy", "Hughes", "Jetton", "Lozano", "Murr", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 293
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-08-06"
last_action: "2021-09-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46a0275a-1be0-4118-b27d-33ed49449fa4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/872/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 1.xml"
source_hash: "bdbff58e716fcfd00ae61a83ac734180a69022b40a5b92ff137ed96af0e71200"
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 1 (872) — Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

## 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/872/billtext/html/SB00001I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/SB00001E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/SB00001H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/SB00001S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/SB00001F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Clardy — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Jetton — primary (person)
- Lozano — primary (person)
- Murr — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-08-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-08-06** Filed `filing`
- **2021-08-07** Co-author authorized
- **2021-08-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-08-07** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-07** Rules suspended
- **2021-08-07** Record vote
- **2021-08-09** Co-author authorized
- **2021-08-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-08-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-08-09** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-08-09** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-09** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-08-11** Co-author authorized
- **2021-08-11** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-08-11** Record vote
- **2021-08-11** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-08-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-08-12** Record vote
- **2021-08-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-08-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-08-12** Record vote
- **2021-08-12** Reported engrossed
- **2021-08-19** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-08-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-08-19** Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies `referral-committee`
- **2021-08-21** Withdrawn from schedule
- **2021-08-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-08-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-08-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-08-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-08-24** Committee report distributed
- **2021-08-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-08-25** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-08-26** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-08-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-08-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-08-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-08-26** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-08-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-08-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-08-26** Record vote
- **2021-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-26** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-08-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-08-27** Record vote
- **2021-08-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-27** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-27** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-08-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-08-27** Read
- **2021-08-27** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-08-27** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-08-27** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-08-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-08-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-08-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-08-27** House grants request for conference committee
- **2021-08-27** Motion to instruct conferees
- **2021-08-27** Motion prevails
- **2021-08-27** House appoints conferees
- **2021-08-29** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-08-29** House appoints conferees w/inst-reported
- **2021-08-30** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-08-30** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-08-31** Co-author authorized
- **2021-08-31** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-08-31** Record vote
- **2021-08-31** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-08-31** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-08-31** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-08-31** Record vote
- **2021-08-31** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-08-31** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-08-31** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-08-31** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-08-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-08-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-09-01** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-09-01** Signed in the House
- **2021-09-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-02** Co-author authorized
- **2021-09-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-07** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46a0275a-1be0-4118-b27d-33ed49449fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).