Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HB196: Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
Status: Introduced, July 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
From the introduced text, July 24, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.032, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 42.032. REDISTRICTING: BOUNDARY CHANGES. If changes in county election precinct boundaries are necessary to give effect to a redistricting plan under Article III, Section[ADDED: 28a][[DELETED: 28]], [[DELETED: of ] [DELETED: the]] Texas Constitution, each commissioners court shall order the changes before October 1 of the year in which the redistricting is done. SECTION 2. The heading to Title 5, Government Code, is amended to read as ETHICS[ REDISTRICTING] SECTION 3. Title 5, Government Code, is amended by adding Subtitle C to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBTITLE C. REDISTRICTING] [ADDED: CHAPTER 581. TEXAS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION] [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS] [ADDED: Sec. 581.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Census year," "commission," "majority party," ] [ADDED: and "minority party"][ADDED: ][ADDED: have the meanings assigned by Section 28b(a), ] [ADDED: Article III, Texas Constitution.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Immediate family member" means a person's parent, ] [ADDED: child, sibling, in-law, or other individual with whom the person ] [ADDED: has a bona fide family relationship established through blood or ] [ADDED: legal relation.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 581.002.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: COMPUTATION OF TIME. For …
Sponsors
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: Legislature, AUDITOR, STATE, SECRETARY OF STATE, REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, TEXAS, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, Redistricting, LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING BOARD, JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BOARD
Common questions
- What is HB196?
- HB196 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
- What does HB196 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
- What is the status of HB196?
- Introduced as of July 24, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB196?
- Vikki Goodwin (D, HD-047).
- Where is the official record for HB196?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HB00196
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