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