Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB3697: Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 84.011(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The officially prescribed application form for an early voting ballot to be voted by mail must be[ADDED: :] [] [ADDED: (2)][[DELETED: and be]] printed in at least[ADDED: 10-point][[DELETED: six-point]] type[ and] [ADDED: (3) printed in black text]. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3697 was passed by the House on May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 22, present, not voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. No. 3697 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 106, Nays 30, present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3697 was passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor
Sponsors
- Philip Cortez (D, HD-117) · primary sponsor
- Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)
- Judith Zaffirini (D, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#4083)
Votes
- State Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Elections Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4083 (May 30, 2025): 106 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 28, 2025): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 28, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1839 (May 8, 2025): 121 yea, 22 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections--General, Elections--Early Voting, Elections--Administration
Common questions
- What is HB3697?
- HB3697 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
- What does HB3697 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
- What is the status of HB3697?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3697?
- Philip Cortez (D, HD-117), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3697?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03697
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