A handful of reforms passed, but Texas conservatives’ top-priority election integrity bill was bungled by Republican legislators.
87th Session Autopsy Reports, State
87th Session Autopsy Reports, State
A handful of reforms passed, but Texas conservatives’ top-priority election integrity bill was bungled by Republican legislators.
Abbott stopped short of giving a specific time in which the first would take place, but he indicated it would be before the special session he has previously eluded to in September or October.
This session’s top-priority election reform was slow-rolled by Republican lawmakers and finally killed by a Democrat maneuver.
They had 140 total days. They were reluctant to bring up the Governor’s Emergency Items in the first 60 days, including two that ended up failing by the end of the legislative session.
Senate Bill 7 is eligible for consideration by the House at 4:50 p.m. today, the final day for lawmakers to approve bills coming out of conference committees.
One GOP-priority election bill has made it to the governor’s desk; a handful of others are close to the finish line, while Senate Bill 7 remains a wild card.
Texas GOP says Senate Bill 155 meets its election integrity policy goals of maintaining clean voter rolls and verifying voters’ citizenship.
With just two weeks left for Texas lawmakers to pass legislation, here’s where the grassroots’ top-priority election integrity bills stand.
This deadline however meant more than just another date on the calendar, it sealed the legislative fate for hundreds of bills still languishing in the legislative process to include priorities of the Republican Party of Texas.
The Senate passed five of its six Republican-priority election integrity bills in April, while the House has passed three.