republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/851/sb-5.md

---
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).