Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
HB 49	87-0 (2021)	Author: Fierro, Art	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 117	87-0 (2021)	Author: Meza, Thresa "Terry"	Relating to preferential voting in a primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 120	87-0 (2021)	Author: Reynolds, Ron	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 480	87-0 (2021)	Author: González, Jessica	Relating to the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1160	87-0 (2021)	Author: Murr, Andrew	Relating to the replacement of a presidential or vice-presidential candidate in the event of the candidate's withdrawal, death, or ineligibility.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1175	87-0 (2021)	Author: Crockett, Jasmine	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1987	87-0 (2021)	Author: Vasut, Cody \| et. al. Sponsor: Taylor, Larry	Relating to eligibility requirements to hold a political party office.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/21
HB 2092	87-0 (2021)	Author: Sanford, Scott	Relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective office declare a party affiliation.	House: Elections	Reported favorably as substituted
HB 2871	87-0 (2021)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2873	87-0 (2021)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3566	87-0 (2021)	Author: Cortez, Philip Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith	Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Committee report printed and distributed
HB 3868	87-0 (2021)	Author: Murr, Andrew \| et. al. Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan	Relating to the presidential electors of this state.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Removed from local & uncontested calendar
HB 3942	87-0 (2021)	Author: Slaton, Bryan	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 4427	87-0 (2021)	Author: González, Jessica	Relating to the powers and duties of the committees and officers of certain political parties regarding the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HCR 119	87-0 (2021)	Author: Vasut, Cody Sponsor: Taylor, Larry	Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 1987.		Filed with the Secretary of State
HR 2022	87-0 (2021)	Author: Burrows, Dustin	Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1987.		3 hr. notice-for consideration
SB 1009	87-0 (2021)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to the administration of county primary funds.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 2093	87-0 (2021)	Author: Hughes, Bryan Sponsor: Swanson, Valoree	Relating to filing fees for certain candidates considered for nomination by convention.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/21
SR 549	87-0 (2021)	Author: Taylor, Larry	Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1987.		Received by the Secretary of the Senate
HB 82	87-1 (2021)	Author: Murr, Andrew	Relating to the presidential electors of this state.		Filed
HB 193	87-1 (2021)	Author: Crockett, Jasmine	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.		Filed
HB 48	87-2 (2021)	Author: Reynolds, Ron	Relating to allowing straight-party voting.		Filed
HB 80	87-2 (2021)	Author: Murr, Andrew	Relating to the presidential electors of this state.		Filed
SB 42	87-2 (2021)	Author: Zaffirini, Judith	Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.		Filed
HB 377	86-0 (2019)	Author: Lang, Mike \| et. al.	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 725	86-0 (2019)	Author: Larson, Lyle	Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 740	86-0 (2019)	Author: Reynolds, Ron	Relating to straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1204	86-0 (2019)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1463	86-0 (2019)	Author: González, Jessica	Relating to the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 2010	86-0 (2019)	Author: Meza, Thresa "Terry" \| et. al.	Relating to preferential voting in a primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2406	86-0 (2019)	Author: Geren, Charlie	Relating to political advertising by open-enrollment charter schools.	House: Public Education	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 2640	86-0 (2019)	Author: Cortez, Philip Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan	Relating to political parties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/19
HB 3183	86-0 (2019)	Author: Vo, Hubert	Relating to the drawing for ballot order in a primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3201	86-0 (2019)	Author: Calanni, Gina	Relating to affiliation with a political party by voting by mail in a primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3250	86-0 (2019)	Author: Allen, Alma	Relating to an agreement under which a state party chair serves as a fiscal agent for a county party.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 3252	86-0 (2019)	Author: Allen, Alma Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith	Relating to the posting of certain notices in a primary election.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Vetoed by the Governor
HB 3432	86-0 (2019)	Author: Sanford, Scott	Relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective office declare a party affiliation.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3660	86-0 (2019)	Author: Turner, Chris	Relating to the arrangement of party columns on the ballot.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 4082	86-0 (2019)	Author: Middleton, Mayes	Relating to the applicability of certain state law to electoral affairs governed by political party rules.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 4083	86-0 (2019)	Author: Middleton, Mayes	Relating to the operation of a political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 4128	86-0 (2019)	Author: Swanson, Valoree	Relating to the required vote by a presidential elector and related procedures.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 4255	86-0 (2019)	Author: Klick, Stephanie \| et. al.	Relating to clarifying the authority of a political party's county chair with respect to certain accounts.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 4416	86-0 (2019)	Author: Middleton, Mayes	Relating to the qualifications necessary for a political party to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot.	House: Elections	Postponed
SB 359	86-0 (2019)	Author: Miles, Borris	Relating to straight-party voting.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 1608	86-0 (2019)	Author: Hall, Bob	Relating to rules adopted by a political party concerning affiliation with the political party.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 756	85-0 (2017)	Author: Stephenson, Phil \| et. al.	Relating to restrictions on the name of a general-purpose political committee.	House: Elections	Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
HB 1061	85-0 (2017)	Author: Rinaldi, Matt \| et. al.	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1072	85-0 (2017)	Author: Lang, Mike \| et. al.	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1129	85-0 (2017)	Author: Turner, Chris	Relating to the restriction on participating in the primary election of more than one political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1347	85-0 (2017)	Author: Fallon, Pat	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1353	85-0 (2017)	Author: Shaheen, Matt	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1594	85-0 (2017)	Author: Bohac, Dwayne	Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.	House: Elections	Placed on General State Calendar
HB 1639	85-0 (2017)	Author: Vo, Hubert \| et. al.	Relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 1707	85-0 (2017)	Author: Swanson, Valoree	Relating to political party signs for a primary election.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 1735	85-0 (2017)	Author: Faircloth, Wayne \| et. al. Sponsor: Huffman, Joan	Relating to election officers and practices; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/17
HB 1893	85-0 (2017)	Author: Reynolds, Ron	Relating to an election services contract between a county elections administrator and a political party.	House: Elections	Placed on General State Calendar
HB 1895	85-0 (2017)	Author: Reynolds, Ron	Relating to the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1996	85-0 (2017)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2919	85-0 (2017)	Author: Sanford, Scott	Relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective office declare a party affiliation.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3382	85-0 (2017)	Author: Schofield, Mike	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3386	85-0 (2017)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to consistency in election practices and procedures; increasing the penalty for unlawful participation in a political party's proceedings.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 3530	85-0 (2017)	Author: Vo, Hubert	Relating to action by the state chair of a political party in the conduct of a primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3840	85-0 (2017)	Author: Laubenberg, Jodie \| et. al.	Relating to the conduct of primary elections; increasing a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
HB 3910	85-0 (2017)	Author: Kuempel, John	Relating to the requirement that a political party's county executive committee hold open meetings.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
SB 375	85-0 (2017)	Author: Taylor, Van	Relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party conventions.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 1666	85-0 (2017)	Author: Huffman, Joan Sponsor: Laubenberg, Jodie \| et. al.	Relating to the conduct of primary elections and certain other election practices; increasing a criminal penalty; creating criminal offenses.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	House passage as amended reported
HB 237	85-1 (2017)	Author: Turner, Chris	Relating to straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 220	84-0 (2015)	Author: Stephenson, Phil	Relating to restrictions on the name of a general-purpose political committee; providing a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 429	84-0 (2015)	Author: Howard, Donna	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1110	84-0 (2015)	Author: King, Phil \| et. al. Sponsor: Birdwell, Brian	Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution.	House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Senate: State Affairs	Left pending in committee
HB 1288	84-0 (2015)	Author: Simmons, Ron \| et. al.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1444	84-0 (2015)	Author: Villalba, Jason	Relating to the elimination in certain counties of straight-party voting for certain offices.	House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
HB 1555	84-0 (2015)	Author: Meyer, Morgan	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1996	84-0 (2015)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a county without party leadership.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 2046	84-0 (2015)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to an election services contract between a county elections administrator and a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2090	84-0 (2015)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2127	84-0 (2015)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to the eligibility of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be placed on the ballot.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 2258	84-0 (2015)	Author: Fallon, Pat	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2381	84-0 (2015)	Author: Reynolds, Ron Sponsor: Rodríguez, José	Relating to the appointment and duties of election officers.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Vetoed by the Governor
HB 2560	84-0 (2015)	Author: Rodriguez, Eddie	Relating to the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2795	84-0 (2015)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to state compensation of certain political party officers.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3080	84-0 (2015)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3107	84-0 (2015)	Author: Rodriguez, Eddie	Relating to statements made by an election officer in a joint primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3117	84-0 (2015)	Author: Rodriguez, Eddie	Relating to the removal of a precinct or county chair for abandonment of office.	House: Elections	Laid on the table subject to call
HB 3456	84-0 (2015)	Author: Paul, Dennis \| et. al. Sponsor: Estes, Craig	Relating to the composition of a district executive committee of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/15
HB 3902	84-0 (2015)	Author: Vo, Hubert	Relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 729	84-0 (2015)	Author: Birdwell, Brian	Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a constitutional convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 1072	84-0 (2015)	Author: Zaffirini, Judith Sponsor: Rodriguez, Eddie	Relating to the removal of a precinct or county chair for abandonment of office.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/15
SB 1074	84-0 (2015)	Author: Zaffirini, Judith	Relating to statements made by an election officer in a joint primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 1748	84-0 (2015)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 131	83-0 (2013)	Author: Raymond, Richard Peña	Relating to the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 630	83-0 (2013)	Author: Larson, Lyle Sponsor: Huffman, Joan	Relating to the filling of vacancies on a political party's county executive committee and the conduct of certain primary elections in the absence of a county executive committee.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 906	83-0 (2013)	Author: Howard, Donna	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1557	83-0 (2013)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1637	83-0 (2013)	Author: Johnson, Eric	Relating to the reporting of political contributions from corporations or labor organizations by certain political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1638	83-0 (2013)	Author: Johnson, Eric	Relating to electronic submission of certain political convention records.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1639	83-0 (2013)	Author: Johnson, Eric	Relating to preregistration for participants in a political party's precinct conventions.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1640	83-0 (2013)	Author: Johnson, Eric	Relating to the time of holding precinct conventions in certain counties.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1783	83-0 (2013)	Author: Davis, Sarah	Relating to the authority of the county clerk with respect to certain early voting election officers.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1857	83-0 (2013)	Author: Burkett, Cindy	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for county or precinct offices.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1866	83-0 (2013)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to the composition of a political party's state executive committee.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 1911	83-0 (2013)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1996	83-0 (2013)	Author: Miller, Rick Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to certain political party officials visiting a primary election polling place for administrative purposes.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/13
HB 2060	83-0 (2013)	Author: Branch, Dan \| et. al.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 2273	83-0 (2013)	Author: Morrison, Geanie	Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2506	83-0 (2013)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to nonpartisan primary elections; authorizing a fee.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2599	83-0 (2013)	Author: Klick, Stephanie	Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the property of a political party.	House: Ways & Means	Referred to Ways & Means
HB 2940	83-0 (2013)	Author: Toth, Steve	Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3076	83-0 (2013)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to campaign finance reporting requirements for certain political party officials.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 3102	83-0 (2013)	Author: Morrison, Geanie \| et. al. Sponsor: Duncan, Robert	Relating to political parties' governance and conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 3103	83-0 (2013)	Author: Morrison, Geanie \| et. al. Sponsor: Duncan, Robert	Relating to the administration of primary elections, the nomination of candidates by convention, and voting by certain military and overseas voters.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 3177	83-0 (2013)	Author: Bohac, Dwayne	Relating to requiring a candidate nominated by convention to pay a filing fee or file a petition as a qualification to appear on the ballot for the general election for state and county officers; imposing a fee.	House: Elections	No action taken in committee
HB 3274	83-0 (2013)	Author: Simmons, Ron	Relating to the selection of election judges for countywide polling places.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3526	83-0 (2013)	Author: Hughes, Bryan	Relating to the removal of certain political party officers.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3564	83-0 (2013)	Author: Murphy, Jim	Relating to certain requirements for political parties holding conventions.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
SB 417	83-0 (2013)	Author: Ellis, Rodney	Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by candidates for and holders of state office and state chairs of political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 452	83-0 (2013)	Author: Patrick, Dan	Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 817	83-0 (2013)	Author: Hegar, Glenn Sponsor: Johnson, Eric	Relating to certain requirements for political parties holding conventions and for officers of certain of those parties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
SB 1398	83-0 (2013)	Author: Estes, Craig \| et. al. Sponsor: Morrison, Geanie	Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
SB 1545	83-0 (2013)	Author: Van de Putte, Leticia	Relating to preregistration for participants in a political party's precinct conventions.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 1722	83-0 (2013)	Author: Rodríguez, José	Relating to reforming the electoral process; providing a criminal penalty.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 157	82-0 (2011)	Author: Raymond, Richard Pena Sponsor: West, Royce	Relating to the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Left pending in committee
HB 553	82-0 (2011)	Author: Howard, Donna	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 638	82-0 (2011)	Author: Branch, Dan \| et. al.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 846	82-0 (2011)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie	Relating to the civil liability of a political party on primary election day.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 847	82-0 (2011)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie	Relating to the date for a political party's precinct conventions.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 1136	82-0 (2011)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to requiring an election authority to provide notice to certain county chairs regarding certain election activities.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 1904	82-0 (2011)	Author: Sheffield, Ralph \| et. al. Sponsor: Estes, Craig	Relating to the deadlines for write-in candidates for the office of county or precinct chair of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/11
HB 2181	82-0 (2011)	Author: Isaac, Jason	Relating to the deadlines for write-in candidates for the office of county or precinct chair of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2601	82-0 (2011)	Author: Nash, Barbara	Relating to the removal of political signs from private property; providing a penalty.	House: Urban Affairs	Placed on General State Calendar
HB 2752	82-0 (2011)	Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey \| et. al.	Relating to the removal of a political party's county chair.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 2753	82-0 (2011)	Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey	Relating to eligibility for certain political party offices.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2867	82-0 (2011)	Author: Harper-Brown, Linda	Relating to the inclusion of financial information of a spouse or a dependent child on the financial statement required to be filed by certain public officers, candidates, and state party chairs.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2959	82-0 (2011)	Author: Price, Walter "Four" Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the required transfer of records to a new county chair of a political party; providing a penalty.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/11
SB 139	82-0 (2011)	Author: Wentworth, Jeff	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 135	81-0 (2009)	Author: Straus, Joe	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 332	81-0 (2009)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie	Relating to the date for a political party's precinct conventions.	House: Elections	Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
HB 361	81-0 (2009)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie	Relating to the civil liability of a political party on primary election day.	House: Elections	Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
HB 420	81-0 (2009)	Author: Howard, Donna \| et. al.	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 544	81-0 (2009)	Author: Raymond, Richard \| et. al.	Relating to the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 567	81-0 (2009)	Author: Miller, Sid Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the eligibility of candidates for certain offices to serve as election judges.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
HB 719	81-0 (2009)	Author: Flynn, Dan Sponsor: Duncan, Robert	Relating to polling places for certain elections.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
HB 1193	81-0 (2009)	Author: Hancock, Kelly \| et. al. Sponsor: Duncan, Robert	Relating to ballot certification of a political party presidential candidate.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
HB 1638	81-0 (2009)	Author: Brown, Fred	Relating to state compensation for certain election expenses.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1768	81-0 (2009)	Author: Branch, Dan \| et. al.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1821	81-0 (2009)	Author: Davis, John	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1892	81-0 (2009)	Author: Berman, Leo	Relating to nominations by primary election by all political parties.	House: Elections	No action taken in committee
HB 2101	81-0 (2009)	Author: Pierson, Paula Sponsor: Davis, Wendy	Relating to the place for the convening of a county convention.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
HB 2401	81-0 (2009)	Author: Keffer, Jim Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the political activities of a person employed by a county elections administrator.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
HB 2786	81-0 (2009)	Author: Turner, Chris	Relating to the tallying of certain straight-party votes.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 3830	81-0 (2009)	Author: Smith, Todd	Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 4215	81-0 (2009)	Author: Homer, Mark	Relating to making a voluntary contribution to a political party when registering a motor vehicle.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
SB 317	81-0 (2009)	Author: Wentworth, Jeff \| et. al.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	Senate: State Affairs	Not again placed on intent calendar
SB 392	81-0 (2009)	Author: Patrick, Dan	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices.	Senate: State Affairs	Not again placed on intent calendar
SB 1970	81-0 (2009)	Author: Duncan, Robert Sponsor: Smith, Todd	Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
SB 2066	81-0 (2009)	Author: Davis, Wendy	Relating to the place for the convening of a county convention.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 2067	81-0 (2009)	Author: Davis, Wendy Sponsor: Veasey, Marc	Relating to access to precinct conventions by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/09
SB 2125	81-0 (2009)	Author: West, Royce	Relating to the selection of party officers, convention delegates, convention alternates, and convention officials by political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 603	80-0 (2007)	Author: Howard, Donna \| et. al.	Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 862	80-0 (2007)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie \| et. al. Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the appointment of a temporary county chair.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/07
HB 1071	80-0 (2007)	Author: Aycock, Jimmie \| et. al. Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the duties of a county chair on a change of leadership.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 1661	80-0 (2007)	Author: King, Phil	Relating to the qualifications necessary for a political party to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3103	80-0 (2007)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to the time for affiliation with a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3104	80-0 (2007)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to the administration of political party precinct, county, and senatorial district conventions.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 3118	80-0 (2007)	Author: Berman, Leo	Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 3142	80-0 (2007)	Author: Flynn, Dan	Relating to equal representation for each political party among the election officers for early voting.	House: Elections	Placed on General State Calendar
HB 3179	80-0 (2007)	Author: Anchía, Rafael	Relating to voting at a state party convention.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
SB 83	80-0 (2007)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
SB 134	80-0 (2007)	Author: Wentworth, Jeff	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	Senate: State Affairs	Left pending in committee
HB 208	79-0 (2005)	Author: Goodman, Toby	Relating to the location of a polling place for a primary election.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 679	79-0 (2005)	Author: Gattis, Dan \| et. al.	Relating to the participation of a judge in political party activities.	House: Judiciary	Left pending in committee
HB 1614	79-0 (2005)	Author: Denny, Mary \| et. al. Sponsor: Duncan, Robert	Relating to supervision of a primary election by the county executive committee.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/05
HB 1647	79-0 (2005)	Author: Hughes, Bryan Sponsor: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and the filing of reports by a political party's county executive committee that accepts or makes a certain amount of political contributions or expenditures.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
HB 1945	79-0 (2005)	Author: Hilderbran, Harvey \| et. al. Sponsor: Madla, Frank	Relating to the filing of personal financial statements by the state chair of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective immediately
SB 852	79-0 (2005)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot \| et. al.	Relating to the regulation of telephone solicitation for political advertising purposes; providing penalties.	Senate: State Affairs	Not again placed on intent calendar
SB 1566	79-0 (2005)	Author: Duncan, Robert	Relating to supervision of a primary election by the county executive committee.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 404	78-0 (2003)	Author: Madden, Jerry \| et. al.	Relating to the participation of a judge at a political party convention.	House: Judicial Affairs Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 1477	78-0 (2003)	Author: Truitt, Vicki	Relating to write-in votes for the office of precinct chair.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1601	78-0 (2003)	Author: Madden, Jerry	Relating to certain regulations and procedures for early voting.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 2958	78-0 (2003)	Author: Mabry, John	Relating to the eligibility of a person to be the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 37	78-2 (2003)	Author: King, Phil	Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to modify the filing period and related dates for the March 2004 primary elections for congress.	House: Elections	Meeting cancelled
HB 405	77-0 (2001)	Author: Turner, Bob	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 716	77-0 (2001)	Author: Maxey, Glen	Relating to the conduct of a precinct, county, or district convention by a political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1180	77-0 (2001)	Author: Capelo, Jaime	Relating to disclosure of a contact between a judge and an officer of a political party regarding a proceeding pending before the judge; providing a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Laid on the table subject to call
HB 1275	77-0 (2001)	Author: Turner, Bob	Relating to the nonpartisan election of certain state and county officers.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 61	76-0 (1999)	Author: Greenberg, Sherri \| et. al.	Relating to primary election dates and procedures and related dates, deadlines, and procedures.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 231	76-0 (1999)	Author: West, George	Relating to the elimination of the notation of a person's political party affiliation on a voter registration certificate.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 246	76-0 (1999)	Author: Denny, Mary	Relating to providing a criminal penalty for failure of a political party officer to perform required duties.	House: Elections	Withdrawn from schedule
HB 265	76-0 (1999)	Author: Hochberg, Scott	Relating to the authority with whom an application for a place on the general primary election ballot for a legislative office is required to be filed.	House: Elections	Failed to pass to engrossment
HB 310	76-0 (1999)	Author: Madden, Jerry	Relating to providing a criminal penalty for failure of a county chair to perform required duties under the Election Code.	House: Elections	Withdrawn from schedule
HB 927	76-0 (1999)	Author: Junell, Robert	Relating to exempting certain counties from the requirement that presiding and alternate presiding election judges must be from different political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2276	76-0 (1999)	Author: Madden, Jerry \| et. al. Sponsor: Shapiro, Florence	Relating to the period for filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot in 2000 and to related dates and deadlines.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Record vote
HB 2383	76-0 (1999)	Author: Maxey, Glen	Relating to the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2395	76-0 (1999)	Author: Denny, Mary	Relating to political party representation.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 2519	76-0 (1999)	Author: Danburg, Debra	Relating to certain election processes and procedures; providing a criminal penalty.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 3411	76-0 (1999)	Author: Janek, Kyle	Relating to certain election processes and procedures.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
SB 718	76-0 (1999)	Author: Lindsay, Jon	Relating to primary election dates and procedures and related dates.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 1351	75-0 (1997)	Author: Denny, Mary \| et. al.	Relating to filling a vacancy in the office of precinct chairman of a political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 1400	75-0 (1997)	Author: Telford, Barry	Relating to the election of the office of precinct chair of a political party.	House: Elections	Laid on the table subject to call
HB 2535	75-0 (1997)	Author: Danburg, Debra \| et. al.	Relating to the election of a political party's state executive committee at a primary election.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 2712	75-0 (1997)	Author: Keffer, Jim \| et. al.	Relating to ballot access by certain candidates.	House: Elections	Placed on General State Calendar
HB 2784	75-0 (1997)	Author: Denny, Mary Sponsor: Sibley, David	Relating to the filling of a vacancy in a nomination of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	No action taken in committee
SB 993	75-0 (1997)	Author: Cain, David \| et. al. Sponsor: Madden, Jerry	Relating to the election of the office of precinct chair of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/97
HB 582	74-0 (1995)	Author: Greenberg, Sherri \| et. al. Sponsor: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to the date for holding a political party's county and senatorial district conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/95
HB 989	74-0 (1995)	Author: Yarbrough, Ken	Relating to the selection of the county chairman of a political party in certain counties.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 1983	74-0 (1995)	Author: Romo, Sylvia	Relating to the method of filling a vacancy in the office of precinct chairman.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 2024	74-0 (1995)	Author: Madden, Jerry	Relating to procedures for electing a precinct or county chairman of a political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 2347	74-0 (1995)	Author: Brimer, Kim	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 2552	74-0 (1995)	Author: Madden, Jerry	Relating to the time of affiliation with a political party.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
SB 709	74-0 (1995)	Author: Rosson, Peggy	Relating to the date for holding a political party's county and senatorial district conventions.	Senate: State Affairs	Tabled in committee
HB 1057	73-0 (1993)	Author: Delco, Wilhelmina \| et. al.	Relating to ballot access by third-party and independent candidates.	House: Elections	Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 1118	73-0 (1993)	Author: Grusendorf, Kent	Relating to the selection of the chairman of a political party's county executive committee.	House: Elections	Reported from s/c favorably as substituted
HB 2609	73-0 (1993)	Author: Crabb, Joe	Relating to clarification of the composition of a political party's county executive committee.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 737	72-0 (1991)	Author: Taylor, M.A.	Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 1545	72-0 (1991)	Author: Horn, Jim	Relating to the holding of political party conventions by congressional district.	House: Elections	Left pending in committee
HB 21	72-2 (1991)	Author: Danburg, Debra \| et. al.	Relating to primary elections and political party conventions held in the year following redistricting pursuant to the federal decennial census; making an appropriation.	House: Elections	1st Printing sent to Calendars
SB 28	72-2 (1991)	Author: Carriker, Steven \| et. al.	Relating to primary elections and political party conventions held in the year following redistricting pursuant to the federal decennial census.	Senate: State Affairs	Subcommittee meeting cancelled
HB 567	71-0 (1989)	Author: Grusendorf, Kent	Relating to the selection of the chairman of a political party's county executive committee.	House: Elections	1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
HB 1575	71-0 (1989)	Author: Arnold, Bill	Relating to a referendum ordered by an executive committee of a political party.	House: Elections	Pending in committee
HB 1691	71-0 (1989)	Author: Mowery, Anna	Relating to the holding of political party conventions by congressional district.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to s/c on Elections
HB 2376	71-0 (1989)	Author: Smithee, John Sponsor: Bivins, Teel	Relating to making a replacement nomination for the general election for state and county officers.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Motion withdrawn
HB 2524	71-0 (1989)	Author: Telford, Barry Sponsor: Edwards, Chet	Relating to political party conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/89
HB 2576	71-0 (1989)	Author: Counts, David Sponsor: Green, Gene	Relating to filling a vacancy in a nomination of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/89
HB 2767	71-0 (1989)	Author: McKinney, Mike	Relating to the counting of a ballot on which more than one straight-party vote is cast.	House: Elections	Posting rule suspended
SB 922	71-0 (1989)	Author: Green, Gene	Relating to the selection of the chairman of a political party's county executive committee.	Senate: State Affairs	Meeting canceled
SB 1490	71-0 (1989)	Author: Whitmire, John	Relating to the counting of a ballot on which more than one straight-party vote is cast.	Senate: State Affairs	No action taken in committee
SB 1552	71-0 (1989)	Author: Edwards, Chet	Relating to political party conventions.	Senate: State Affairs	Reported favorably with substitute
HB 61	71-1 (1989)	Author: Glossbrenner, Ernestine	Relating to electoral and political processes and procedures, including conducting elections, voter registration, political party conventions, and candidacy for public office; providing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 129	71-4 (1990)	Author: Brimer, Kim	Relating to the method of selecting a political party's county chairman in certain counties.	House: Elections	Referred to Elections
HB 1852	70-0 (1987)	Author: Horn, Jim Sponsor: Edwards, Chet	Relating to the nominees of a political party making nominations by convention.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Removed from local & uncontested cal.
HB 2144	70-0 (1987)	Author: McKinney, Mike Sponsor: Caperton, Kent	Relating to county and district conventions held by political parties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
HB 2368	70-0 (1987)	Author: Hackney, Clint	Relating to the presence of representatives of political parties at recounts of elections.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2370	70-0 (1987)	Author: Hackney, Clint Sponsor: Edwards, Chet	Relating to the disposition of the precinct convention records of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/87
HB 2417	70-0 (1987)	Author: Glossbrenner, Ernestine Sponsor: Farabee, Ray	Relating to the list of registered voters furnished for use in a political party's conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on 9/1/87
HCR 17	70-0 (1987)	Author: Wallace III, Ralph Sponsor: Brooks, Chet	Requesting the State of Texas to take all necessary actions to facilitate the successful hosting of the 1988 Democratic National Convention.		Signed by the Governor
HB 212	69-0 (1985)	Author: Patronella, David	Relating to the time for convening political party precinct conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	No action taken in committee
HB 274	69-0 (1985)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to the making of a substitute nomination by a political party's executive committee.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
SB 9	69-0 (1985)	Author: Leedom, John	Relating to the date of the state convention of certain political parties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Postponed in s/c
SB 74	69-0 (1985)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to political party affiliation; providing penalties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Postponed in s/c
SB 98	69-0 (1985)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to the date of the state conventions of certain political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to State Affairs
HB 47	68-0 (1983)	Author: Bush, Bob Sponsor: Farabee, Ray	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties and the uniform dates for holding elections.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 349	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hackney, Clint	Relating to the declination of a political party's nomination.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 574	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hernandez, Joe	Relating to the declination of a political party's nomination.	House: Elections	Laid on the table subject to call
HB 575	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hall, Lanny	Relating to the declination of a political party's nomination.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2199	68-0 (1983)	Author: Lee, El Franco	Relating to the election of the state executive committee of a political party required to nominate candidates by primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HCR 243	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hall, Tip	Requesting the Democratic and Republican parties to include on their ballots for the statewide primary a referenda on whether the legislature should restrict foreign ownership of Texas farmland.	House: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 122	68-0 (1983)	Author: Caperton, Kent Sponsor: Hernandez, Joe	Relating to the declination of a political party's nomination and the making of a substitute nomination.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
SB 163	68-0 (1983)	Author: Glasgow, Bob	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties and the uniform dates for holding elections.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 1228	68-0 (1983)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar Sponsor: Hill, Gerald	Relating to conventions of political parties required to nominate candidates by primary election.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
SB 1300	68-0 (1983)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to political party affiliation; providing penalties.	Senate: State Affairs	No action taken
HB 36	68-2 (1984)	Author: Patronella, David	Relating to the time for convening political party precinct conventions.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 43	68-2 (1984)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to the making of a substitute nomination by a political party's executive committee.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 86	67-0 (1981)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to election contests for the office of precinct chairman of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 418	67-0 (1981)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to the date for holding county and senatorial district conventions of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 610	67-0 (1981)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to the filling of vacancies on the state executive committee of a political party that holds primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 611	67-0 (1981)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to delivery of the record of proceedings of a precinct convention to the county clerk.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 612	67-0 (1981)	Author: Jackson, Lee	Relating to service by a precinct chairman as a delegate to a county or senatorial district convention.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 882	67-0 (1981)	Author: Bush, Bob Sponsor: Glasgow, Bob	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties and the uniform dates for holding elections.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
HB 1055	67-0 (1981)	Author: Coody, Bill	Relating to the date for holding primary elections and conventions by political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1065	67-0 (1981)	Author: Benedict, Jerry L.	Relating to hearings to review placement of children under the care of the Department of Human Resources.	House: Judiciary Senate: Jurisprudence	Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence
HB 1159	67-0 (1981)	Author: Pennington, Randy	Relating to the use of a political party's name by a political committee.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1312	67-0 (1981)	Author: Adkisson, Tommy	Relating to state conventions of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1472	67-0 (1981)	Author: Danburg, Debra	Relating to attendance of and participation in conventions of political parties.	House: Elections	Reported from subcommittee with substitute
HB 1580	67-0 (1981)	Author: Price, Albert	Relating to time off from work to attend certain conventions held by political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1595	67-0 (1981)	Author: Ware, Bob	Relating to the requirement that a person be affiliated with a political party to be eligible to serve as precinct chairman.	House: Elections	Record vote
HB 1599	67-0 (1981)	Author: Ware, Bob	Relating to the method of filling a vacancy in the office of precinct chairman.	House: Elections	Reported from subcommittee with substitute
SB 48	67-0 (1981)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar Sponsor: Jackson, Lee	Relating to the date for holding county and senatorial district conventions of a political party.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
SB 59	67-0 (1981)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to the platform and resolutions of a political party.	Senate: State Affairs	No action taken
SB 284	67-0 (1981)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to joint primary elections held by political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 285	67-0 (1981)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to nomination of candidates for certain offices by the state executive committee of a political party.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 287	67-0 (1981)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to state conventions and the state executive committee of a political party that holds a primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 528	67-0 (1981)	Author: Parker, Carl Sponsor: Price, Albert	Relating to time off from work to attend political conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
SB 1031	67-0 (1981)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Relating to the dates for holding primary elections and conventions by political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SCR 109	67-0 (1981)	Author: Parker, Carl	Recalling S.B. No. 418 to the House for further consideration.		Signed by the Governor
HB 114	66-0 (1979)	Author: Keller, Ray	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 220	66-0 (1979)	Author: Lalor, Lance	Relating to the holding of presidential primary elections and the selecting of delegates to national nominating conventions by political parties holding presidential primaries.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 297	66-0 (1979)	Author: Close, G.R. "Bob"	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 318	66-0 (1979)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to election contests for the office of precinct chairman of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 411	66-0 (1979)	Author: Coody, Bill	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 647	66-0 (1979)	Author: McLeod, E. Douglas	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties and the uniform dates for holding elections.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 889	66-0 (1979)	Author: Waters, Ron	Relating to attendance of and participation in conventions of political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1894	66-0 (1979)	Author: Lalor, Lance	Relating to the method of submitting a petition to a political party for a direct vote at the next general primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2097	66-0 (1979)	Author: Wright, Brad	Relating to the eligibility to serve in certain offices of political parties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
SB 34	66-0 (1979)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to state conventions and the state executive committee of a political party which holds primary elections.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 36	66-0 (1979)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to a nomination by the appropriate executive committee of the political party where no candidate files for an office in the party's primary.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 37	66-0 (1979)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to presidential primary elections; providing alternative methods for conducting the primaries; prescribing criminal penalties.	Senate: State Affairs	Considered by committee in public hearing
SB 65	66-0 (1979)	Author: Clower, Ron	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; and containing penal provisions.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 708	66-0 (1979)	Author: Parker, Carl Sponsor: Price, Albert	Relating to time off from work to attend political conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Placed on daily General State Calendar
SB 1209	66-0 (1979)	Author: Kothmann, Glenn Sponsor: Waters, Ron	Relating to the date, hour, and place of the state convention of the political parties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
HB 356	65-0 (1977)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to election contests for the office of precinct chairman of a political party.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 436	65-0 (1977)	Author: Caraway, Bill Sponsor: Williams, Lindon	Relating to state financing of expenses incurred by the state executive committee of a political party in the conduct of primary elections.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days
HB 1186	65-0 (1977)	Author: Reyes, Ben T.	Relating to the formula for determining delegate representation at county, senatorial district, and state conventions of political parties that hold primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1340	65-0 (1977)	Author: Schieffer, Tom	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential primary elections and prescribing alternate methods for selecting delegates to national nominating conventions of those parties.	House: Elections	Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
HB 1509	65-0 (1977)	Author: Cates, Phil	Relating to the ex officio membership of members of the state executive commitee of a political party that is required to hold primary elections on certain county and district executive committees of the party.	House: Elections	New conference committee requested
HB 1699	65-0 (1977)	Author: Adams, Herman	Relating to the election of party officers.	House: Elections	Rules suspended
HB 1724	65-0 (1977)	Author: Wright, Brad	Relating to a nomination by the appropriate executive committee of the political party where no candidate files for an office in the party's primary.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1764	65-0 (1977)	Author: Orr, Fred	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in dates; prescribing criminal penalties; amending sections of the Texas Election Code.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 1801	65-0 (1977)	Author: Adams, Herman	Relating to the compensation received by the chairman and secretary of the county executive committee of a political party which holds primary elections.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1938	65-0 (1977)	Author: Wright, Brad	Relating to the state conventions of political parties required to hold primary elections.	House: Elections	Motion to reconsider lost
HB 1941	65-0 (1977)	Author: Wright, Brad Sponsor: Harris, O.H.	Relating to the temporary organization of county executive committees in counties where no organization exists for a political party which holds primary election and to the form of the petition of a minor party and the form of the application of an independent candidate for a place on the general election ballot.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days
HB 1980	65-0 (1977)	Author: Wright, Brad	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential primary elections and prescribing the method for selecting delegates to national nominating conventions of those parties.	House: Elections	Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
HB 1988	65-0 (1977)	Author: Waters, Ron	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions; amending the Texas Election Code.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 2022	65-0 (1977)	Author: Caraway, Bill	Relating to the misleading use of a political party name.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
SB 408	65-0 (1977)	Author: Clower, Ron	Relating to the method of allocating delegates to state, county, and senatorial district conventions of political parties holding primary elections.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to subcommittee
SB 487	65-0 (1977)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to a nomination by the appropriate executive committee of the political party where no candidate files for an office in the party's primary.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to subcommittee
SB 488	65-0 (1977)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to the state conventions and the state executive committee of a political party which holds primary elections.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 493	65-0 (1977)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Relating to primary elections held by political parties; providing for the conduct and financing of joint primary elections for all parties making nominations by the primary election process; also making changes with respect to other affairs of political parties and to other matters relating to the nomination and election of candidates, which are necessitated by the changes in the law with respect to primary elections; containing penal provisions.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 645	65-0 (1977)	Author: Andujar, Betty	Relating to proxies at meetings of the county executive committee of a political party.	Senate: State Affairs	Motion lost
SB 767	65-0 (1977)	Author: Clower, Ron	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 879	65-0 (1977)	Author: Williams, Lindon	Relating to disposition of primary filing fees paid to the state chairman of a political party.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 1088	65-0 (1977)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Relating to election of party officers.	Senate: State Affairs	Reported from committee favorably
SB 1115	65-0 (1977)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Providing for the election of delegates to the county and senatorial district convention of parties holding primary elections through election at the general primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 1136	65-0 (1977)	Author: Parker, Carl	Relating to the misleading use of a political party name.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 1298	65-0 (1977)	Author: Traeger, John	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and certain conventions and related actions.	Senate: State Affairs	Reported from committee favorably
HB 55	64-0 (1975)	Author: Ribak, Abraham D.	Relating to the dates of the state conventions held by political parties; also making incidental changes in the method for certain minor parties to qualify for ballot position.	House: Elections	Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
HB 58	64-0 (1975)	Author: Kaster, James J.	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 79	64-0 (1975)	Author: Kubiak, Dan	Relating to presidential preference primaries and selection of delegates to national political conventions.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 119	64-0 (1975)	Author: Reynolds, Richard F.	Relating to the primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and relation actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 124	64-0 (1975)	Author: Hall, Anthony Sponsor: Schwartz, A.R. "Babe"	Relating to the authority of party state executive committees to set dates for meetings of state party conventions.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days
HB 243	64-0 (1975)	Author: Geiger, Richard S.	Relating to the state executive committee of a political party making nominations by primary election; providing for election by majority vote at the primary elections of members other than the chairman and vice-chairman, and also making other changes.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 357	64-0 (1975)	Author: Mattox, Jim	Relating to the date of the biennial state conventions of political parties which hold primary elections.	House: Elections	Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
HB 543	64-0 (1975)	Author: Harris, Ed	Relating to primary elections held by political parties; providing for the conduct and financing of joint primary elections for all parties required to make nominations by primary elections; prescribing the methods by which a candidate may qualify for ballot position in a primary election; also making changes with respect to other affairs of political parties and to other matters relating to the nomination and election of candidates, which are necessitated by the changes in the law with respect to primary elections; containing penal provisions.	House: Elections	Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
HB 679	64-0 (1975)	Author: Schieffer, Tom Sponsor: Adams, Don	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential primary elections and prescribing the method for selecting delegates to national nominating conventions of those parties; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days
HB 736	64-0 (1975)	Author: Waters, Ron	Changing the dates of certain meetings of county and state executive committees and of state conventions of political parties which hold primary elections, so that the meetings will be held on Saturday; authorizing the state executive committee to reschedule the date of a state convention under certain circumstances.	House: Elections	Reported from subcommittee with substitute
HB 978	64-0 (1975)	Author: Mattox, Jim	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential preference primary elections and providing for the allocation of delegates to the national conventions of such political parties on the basis of congressional district and statewide results of the presidential primary; also providing for the election of delegates to the June state convention of such political parties through election at the general primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1174	64-0 (1975)	Author: Gilley, Smith Sponsor: Ogg, Jack	Requiring the county chairman of certain political parties to furnish lists of elected party nominees to the state chairmen.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Effective in 90 days
HB 1299	64-0 (1975)	Author: Baker, Andrew Z.	Relating to conventions and executive committees of political parties making nominations by primary election.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1369	64-0 (1975)	Author: Atkinson, Hamp	Relating to access to information maintained by the state chairman and county chairmen of political parties.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 1411	64-0 (1975)	Author: Geiger, Richard S.	Providing the the county chairman of a political party that nominates by primary elections constitute the members of the state executive committee of the party.	House: Elections	Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 1686	64-0 (1975)	Author: Sutton, G.J.	Prohibiting corporations, labor unions, civic organizations, and other entities from paying expenses of a delegate to certain conventions of political parties or from giving paid leave to an employee for attendance at a convention, with exceptions.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 1947	64-0 (1975)	Author: Geiger, Richard S.	Providing for the election of delegates to the county and senatorial district conventions of certain political parties through election at the general primary election.	House: Elections Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
HB 2080	64-0 (1975)	Author: Johnson, Eddie	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions; fixing the effective date.	House: Elections	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
SB 367	64-0 (1975)	Author: Adams, Don	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential primary elections and prescribing the method for selecting delegates to national nominating conventions of those parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Co-author authorized
SB 370	64-0 (1975)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to the method of allocating delegates to state, county, and senatorial district conventions of political parties holding primary elections.	Senate: State Affairs	Reported from subcommittee favorably
SB 417	64-0 (1975)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Requiring certain political parties to hold presidential preference primary elections and providing for the allocation of delegates to the national conventions of such political parties on the basis of congressional district and statewide results of the presidential primary; also providing for the election of delegates to the June state convention of such political parties through election at the general primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 418	64-0 (1975)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Providing for the election of delegates to the county and senatorial district convention of parties holding primary elections through election at the general primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Motion to suspend rules lost
SB 419	64-0 (1975)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Providing for presidential preference primary elections and for the allocation of delegates to the national convention of a political party which holds a primary on the basis of the statewide results of the presidential primary; also providing for the election of delegates to the state conventions of parties holding primary elections through election at the general primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 732	64-0 (1975)	Author: Hance, Kent	Relating to information maintained by the state chairman and county chairmen of political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
HB 99	63-0 (1973)	Author: Salem, Joe	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 194	63-0 (1973)	Author: Hollowell, Bill	Providing for presidential preference primary elections in this state and for selection of delegates to the national conventions of political parties by the winning candidates in the primaries; also making provisions in regard to the selection of presidential elector candidates and the placement of the names of presidential elector candidates and the placement of the names of presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the general election ballot; amending the Texas Election Code by amending Subsection (a), Section 238, as amended (Article 13.58, Vernon's Texas Election Code), and by adding Section 235a; and declaring an emergency.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 558	63-0 (1973)	Author: Lewis, Gibson	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 590	63-0 (1973)	Author: Nowlin, James	Relating to selection and tenure of the chairman of the county executive committee of a political party which is required to hold primary elections.	House: Elections	Sent to Calendar Committee
HB 639	63-0 (1973)	Author: Jones, Luther	Relating to presidential preference primaries and selection of delegates to national political conventions.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 687	63-0 (1973)	Author: Pentony, Joe	Relating to the conduct and financing of primary elections for nomination of candidates by political parties; the procedures for making nominations by other methods; the organization, officers, conventions, and other affairs of political parties; nonpartisan or independent candidacy in elections held by counties, cities, and other political subdivisions; and related matters; containing penal provisions.	House: Elections	Committee hearing date
HB 688	63-0 (1973)	Author: Powers, Pike	Relating to the conduct and financing of primary elections for nomination of candidates by political parties; the procedures for making nominations by other methods; the organization, officers, conventions, and other affairs of political parties; nonpartisan or independent candidacy in elections held by counties, cities, and other political subdivisions; and related matters; containing penal provisions.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
HB 813	63-0 (1973)	Author: Semos, Chris V.	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1198	63-0 (1973)	Author: Waters, Ron	Changing the dates of certain meetings of county and state executive committees and of state conventions of political parties which hold primary elections, so that the meetings will be held on Saturday.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1360	63-0 (1973)	Author: Johnson, Eddie	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions; fixing the effective date.	House: Elections	Referred to Committee on Elections
HB 1458	63-0 (1973)	Author: Williamson, Billy H.	Relating to ballot qualification requirements and procedures for certain political parties which do not hold primary elections; amending the Texas Election Code to lower the number of precinct convention participants and petition signers required for qualifying.	House: Elections	Referred to subcommittee
SB 284	63-0 (1973)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to the conduct and financing of primary elections for nomination of candidates by political parties; the procedures for making nominations by other methods; the organization, officers, conventions, and other affairs of political parties; nonpartisan or independent candidacy in elections held by counties, cities, and other political subdivisions; and related matters; containing penal provisions.	Senate: State Affairs	Sent to subcommittee
SB 286	63-0 (1973)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, restrictions on political activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated, and related matters; containing penal provisions; fixing the effective date.	Senate: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
SB 402	63-0 (1973)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Relating to primary elections held by political parties.	Senate: State Affairs	Sent to subcommittee
SB 403	63-0 (1973)	Author: Ogg, Jack	Providing for presidential preference primary elections and for the allocation of delegates to the national convention of a political party which holds a primary on the basis of the statewide results of the presidential primary; also providing for the election of delegates to the state conventions of parties holding primary elections through election at the general primary election.	Senate: State Affairs	Sent to subcommittee
HB 310	62-0 (1971)	Author: Kubiak, Dan	Relating to the mode of affiliating with a political party, affiliation as a prerequisite for participating in party primaries, party conventions, and other party affairs, and restrictions on party activities outside the party with which the voter is affiliated.
HB 1589	62-0 (1971)	Author: Wayne, Ralph	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code.
HCR 111	62-0 (1971)	Author: Mengden, Walter	Concerning referendum proposition for first primary election in 1972.
SB 70	62-0 (1971)	Author: McKool, Mike	Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties.
SB 148	62-0 (1971)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to delegate strength at county, senatorial district, and state conventions of political parties.
SB 537	62-0 (1971)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar Sponsor: Cobb, L. Dean	Relating to requiring political parties with Statewide organization to adopt and file rules for the conduct of party affairs.
SB 46	62-4 (1972)
HB 622	61-0 (1969)	Author: Graves, Curtis M.	Relating to providing for notice and hours of holding precinct conventions.
HB 625	61-0 (1969)	Author: Graves, Curtis M.	Relating to prohibiting the use of the unit rule in political party conventions; amending the Texas Election Code.
HB 841	61-0 (1969)	Author: Murray, Menton J.	Relating to the holding of a county convention in certain counties containing all or part of two senatorial districts; amending the Texas Election Code.
HB 1172	61-0 (1969)	Author: Bray, Jamie Houston	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code; providing for the delivery of precinct convention minutes to the county clerk.
HB 1195	61-0 (1969)	Author: Archer, Jr., William Reynolds "Bill"	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relating to the appointment of watchers by political parties.
SB 252	61-0 (1969)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relative to voter registration and participation in political party activities; containing penal provisions.
SB 377	61-0 (1969)	Author: Mauzy, Oscar	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relative to delegate strength at county, senatorial district, and state conventions of political parties.
HB 182	60-0 (1967)	Author: Fondren, Gene Norris \| et. al.	Relating to amending Section 234, Texas Election Code, relating to unauthorized use of the name of a political party or a similar name.
SB 13	60-0 (1967)	Author: Creighton, Tom	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relating to unauthorized use of the name of a political party or a similar name.
SB 144	60-0 (1967)	Author: Berry, Virgil E. "Red"	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code to eliminate both the party loyalty pledge on the primary election ballot and the stamping of party affiliation on the registration certificate.
HB 71	58-0 (1963)	Author: Shutt, Herbert E. \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code by changing the basis for determining the number of delegates to be elected to the county and state conventions of a political party, and the number of votes to which a county is entitled in the state conventions, from the number of votes cast for the party's candidate for Governor at the preceding general election to the total number of votes cast for the office of Governor in the party's general primary election preceding the last general election.
HB 239	57-0 (1961)	Author: Harrington, D. Roy \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Election Code to provide for the filing applications for nomination by candidates of political parties making nominations for State, district and county offices by convention.
HB 862	57-0 (1961)	Author: Longoria, Raul \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Election Code of Texas relating to party affiliation as a requirement to participate in party conventions, primaries, and activities.
HB 910	57-0 (1961)	Author: Dewey, Jr., Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny"	Relating to amending the Election Code of Texas making procedure relative to certain meetings of, and the delivery of rosters of delegates by State Executive Committees consistent.
SB 58	57-1 (1961)	Author: Willis, Doyle	Relating to amending the Penal Code of Texas making it an offense to vote or offer to vote at a primary election or participate or offer to participate in a convention of a political party, having voted at a primary election or participated in a convention of any other party on the day or during the same voting year, and prescribing a penalty therefor; definitions; prohibiting the counting of ballots cast in violation of a certain Article.
HB 32	57-3 (1962)	Author: Barlow, James E.	Relating to amending the Election Code to provide that no person who has participated as a voter in a party primary for one political party may participate in a run-off primary for another political party.
HB 74	57-3 (1962)	Author: Cannon, Joe Barnett	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relating to county and precinct conventions.
SB 60	57-3 (1962)	Author: Hardeman, Dorsey B.	Relating to the Election Code of the State of Texas; relating to county and precinct conventions.
HB 17	56-0 (1959)	Author: de la Garza, II, Eligio "Kika"	Relating to amending certain acts so as to add political party affiliation to information required in poll tax receipts.
HB 26	56-0 (1959)	Author: Clements, Jamie Hager \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Election Code of the State of Texas, relative to the form of the poll tax receipt; requiring a declaration of party affiliation as a prerequisite to the holding of party office or the participation in the convention procedure of a political party; providing certain penalties; providing for effective dates.
HB 295	56-0 (1959)	Author: Johnston, Dean Francis \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain acts relating to national conventions.
HB 828	56-0 (1959)	Author: Johnston, Dean Francis	Relating to amending the Election Code so as to change the basis for determining whether a political party is required to make nominations by primary elections.
HB 904	56-0 (1959)	Author: James, Tom	Relating to amending the Election Code by requiring the holding of separate county conventions in counties having two or more Congressional Districts.
HB 907	56-0 (1959)	Author: Johnston, Dean Francis	Relating to amending the Election Code of the State of Texas relating to national conventions.
HB 33	56-1 (1959)	Author: Dewey, Jr., Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny"	Relating to the election of members of the State Executive Committees of political parties.
HB 34	56-1 (1959)	Author: Dewey, Jr., Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny"	Relating to the election of members of the State Executive Committee.
HB 108	55-0 (1957)	Author: Green, Howard Lemuel	Relating to amending the Election code by providing that representatives of newspapers shall have the right to attend the precinct conventions, the county conventions and the State convention for the purpose of reporting the proceedings thereof.
HB 127	55-0 (1957)	Author: Hughes, Charles Ervin	Relating to amending the Election Code by providing that representatives of newspapers, radio and television stations shall have the right to attend the precinct conventions, the county conventions and the State convention for the purpose of reporting the proceedings thereof.
HB 574	55-0 (1957)	Author: Hensley, Jr., Joe Lee \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code to revise the election laws of this State.
HB 603	55-0 (1957)	Author: Cotten, James M. \| et. al.	Relating to permitting Members of the Legislature and nominees for the office of State Senator or State Representative to attend certain political conventions as nonparticipating observers.
HB 763	55-0 (1957)	Author: McGregor, Frank Bobbitt \| et. al.	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code so as to authorize the county executive committee of a political party to make nominations for unexpired terms in county and precinct offices under certain circumstances.
HB 802	55-0 (1957)	Author: White, Richard Crawford	Relating to amending the Texas Election Code relating to conventions held by political parties following primary elections, by eliminating the precinct convention and by providing for election of delegates to the county convention at the primary election.
HB 845	55-0 (1957)	Author: Kelly, Moyne L.	Relating to amending the Election Code of Texas to prohibit certain use of the names of political parties or similar names by unauthorized parties.
SB 94	55-0 (1957)	Author: Lock, Ottis E.	Relating to amending the Election Code by adding a provision that representatives of newspapers, wire news services, radio and television stations shall have the right to attend the precinct conventions, the county conventions, and the state convention for the purpose of reporting the proceedings thereof.
SB 136	55-0 (1957)	Author: Gonzalez, Henry Barbosa	Relating to requiring a declaration of party affiliation, or lack of party affiliation, on the voter's poll tax receipt, exemption certificate, or party registration certificate as a prerequisite to voting in a primary election or participating otherwise in certain party activities and making provisions relative to issuance and use of receipts and certificates containing information on party affiliation; providing penalties.
HB 851	54-0 (1955)	Author: Stewart, Vernon James	Relating to requiring voters to file a declaration of party membership with the county tax collector and to obtain a certificate of party registration before voting at a primary election of a political party; making provisions relative to issuance of the certificate and its presentation in voting; prescribing certain offenses; authorizing political parties to require presentation of a certificate of party registration before allowing a person to participate in their conventions; fixing an operative date.
SB 82	54-0 (1955)	Author: Corbin, Sr., Kilmer B.	Relating to requiring a declaration of party affiliation on the voter's poll tax receipt, exemption certificate, or party registration certificate as a prerequisite to voting in a primary election of a political party and making provisions relative to issuance and use of receipts and certificates containing information on party affiliation.
HB 43	52-0 (1951)	Author: Dicker, Edward T.	Relating to political parties whose nominees for Governor in the last preceding election received as many as ten thousand (10,000) votes and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) votes; providing for determining the hour and places for holding precinct and county conventions; providing for posting of notices and the filing of notices in connection therewith; providing penalties for failure to do so.
SB 27	52-0 (1951)	Author: Weinert, Rudolph A.	Relating to political parties whose nominees for Governor in the last preceding election received as many as ten thousand (10,000) votes and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) votes; providing for determining the hour and places for holding precinct and county conventions; providing penalties for failure so to do; providing for certificates for the County Clerk in connection with such filing or non-filing.
SB 334	52-0 (1951)	Author: Kelly, Keith F.	Relating to amending Statutes relative to any political party desiring to elect delegates to a National Convention so as to provide for setting the hour and place of County and Precinct Conventions and notice of the same; providing for a penalty.
SB 335	52-0 (1951)	Author: Kelly, Keith F.	Relating to amending certain statutes so as to provide for the setting of the hour and place of County and Precinct Conventions and notice of same; providing for penalty.
HB 559	51-0 (1949)	Author: Williams, Eugene C.	Relating to repealing previous Statutes relating to election laws.
HB 188	50-0 (1947)	Author: Wright, Jr., James Claude "Jim"	Relating to requiring publicity regarding precinct conventions of any political party holding such conventions; defining terms; prescribing the duties of a County Chairman.
SB 206	50-0 (1947)	Author: Cousins, Jr., Wilfred Roy	Relating to amending a previous Act, regulation the voting qualifications of persons attending precinct, county district and state conventions of political parties; making it a criminal offense for the presiding officers of such conventions to make false returns; providing a severability clause.
SB 246	50-0 (1947)	Author: Cousins, Jr., Wilfred Roy	Relating to amending a previous Act, providing that no one may vote in any precinct convention, nor as a delegate, alternate or proxy, from any precinct at any county convention who is not a legally qualified voter residing in such precinct; providing penalties; providing a severability clause.
HB 128	49-0 (1945)	Author: Hoyo, John C.	Relating to amending certain Statutes regulating elections and governing nomination of candidates applicable to political parties whose candidate for Governor shall have received less than 30% of the votes, etc.
SB 165	49-0 (1945)	Author: Moore, Weaver	Relating to providing that all laws or parts of laws, civil or criminal, governing or regulating political parties, conventions, or primary elections, or dealing with the qualifications of membership in political parties, or prescribing or dealing with who may vote in party primaries or participate in party conventions, are repealed hereby to the extent that any such laws or parts of laws may govern or regulate political parties, conventions, or primary elections, or deal with the qualifications of membership in political parties, or prescribe or deal with who may vote in party primaries or participate in party conventions.
HB 595	48-0 (1943)	Author: Hoyo, John C.	Relating to further regulating elections and governing the nomination of candidates; providing a severability clause.
SB 177	46-0 (1939)	Author: Graves, William Carey "Will (Bill)"	Relating to amending a certain Statute providing for the equal representation of men and women on State conventions and executive committees.
SB 153	45-0 (1937)	Author: Spears, J. Franklin	Relating to providing for the election of sixty-two members to the State Executive Committee of any political party; one man and one woman from each senatorial district, and providing for meetings of all party State conventions for this purpose.
HB 283	42-0 (1931)	Author: Hatchitt, Joe P.	Relating to forbidding party nominations for public office by minorities; requiring an oath of office by every party official and representative.
SB 66	42-0 (1931)	Author: Woodward, Walter Calisto	Relating to regulating nominations of candidates for certain judges by political parties casting one hundred thousand votes or more for their candidates for governor at the last general election.
SB 426	42-0 (1931)	Author: Moore, Joseph M. "Joe" \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain Article by providing that the County Executive Committee of any political party shall require a bond of the County Chairman or of the Secretary.
HB 312	41-0 (1929)	Author: Mankin, Luke	Relating to regulating the placing of names of candidates on the ballot in primary elections of political parties; enacting provisions deigned to secure party loyalty before a person shall have his name printed on the ballot in primary elections of political parties as a candidate; providing remedies and penalties to carry out the purpose of this act.	House: Privileges, Suffrage & Elections
HB 349	41-0 (1929)	Author: Mankin, Luke \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain statute so as to provide that the county executive committee shall be composed of a county chairman and one member from each justice precinct, and to provide for the election of said committeemen at the general primary election in 1930 and every two years thereafter.	House: Privileges, Suffrage & Elections
HB 374	41-0 (1929)	Author: McCombs, Charles S.	Relating to amending Article 3101 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925.	House: Privileges, Suffrage & Elections
SB 14	41-0 (1929)	Author: Love, Thomas Bell	Relating to requiring freedom of conscience in all political parties nominating candidates for office in this state and declaring to be against public policy and unlawful and void and of no effect any party pledge or test or agreement; limiting the power of a state executive committee of a political party.
SB 149	41-0 (1929)	Author: Martin, William Marvin "Will"	Relating to regulating the placing of names of candidates on the ballot in primary elections of political parties; enacting provisions designed to secure party loyalty before a person shall have his name printed on the ballot; providing remedies and penalties.
SB 504	41-0 (1929)	Author: Wirtz, Alvin Jacob \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain laws providing that political parties shall have power to prescribe qualifications of its own members and determine who shall be qualified to vote or otherwise participate in such political party.
SB 598	41-0 (1929)	Author: Love, Thomas Bell	Relating to amending certain laws providing that all political parties shall be required by law to nominate candidates for office at primary elections.
HB 85	40-0 (1927)	Author: Durham, Sr., Abel James	Relating to regulating primary elections and nominations of political parties.
HB 86	40-0 (1927)	Author: Durham, Sr., Abel James \| et. al.	Relating to regulating elections.
HB 99	40-0 (1927)	Author: Kittrell, Sr., Norman Goree \| et. al.	Relating to the nomination of officers.
HB 309	40-0 (1927)	Author: Eickenroht, Reno	Relating to providing for the selection of political parties in Texas whose nominees for the Governor in the preceding general election has received a certain number of votes.
HB 544	40-0 (1927)	Author: Kemble, Sr., George Clark	Relating to amending an Article of the Revised Civil Statutes relating to nominations of political parties; providing for county executive committees and county and precinct chairman and vice chairman of political parties affected by said articles of the statutes.
SB 178	40-0 (1927)	Author: Real, Julius \| et. al.	Relating to providing for the selection of County Executive Committees of political parties in Texas whose nominee for the Governor in the preceding general election received as many as ten thousand votes and less than one hundred thousand votes.
SB 213	40-0 (1927)	Author: Love, Thomas Bell	Relating to nominations and primary elections by political parties which cast one hundred thousand votes or more, at the last general election, and providing for a better method of making such nominations and choosing candidates of such political parties.
SB 214	40-0 (1927)	Author: Greer, Julian Preston	Relating to primary elections and nominations of candidates by political parties; providing a better method of selecting nominees of political parties.
SB 284	40-0 (1927)	Author: Wood, Ashley Elijah	Relating to nominations of political parties; providing for county executive committees and county and precinct chairman and vice chairman of political parties affected by Articles 3118 and 3139 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925.
SB 485	40-0 (1927)	Author: Lewis, Henry LaFayette	Relating to repealing Article 3107 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and substituting in its place a new Article providing that every political party in this State shall have power to prescribe the qualifications of its own members and shall in its own way determine who shall be qualified to vote or otherwise participate in such political party.
HB 57	40-1 (1927)	Author: Smith, Travis E.	Relating to providing that every political party in this State through its State Executive Committee shall have the power to prescribe the qualifications of its own members and shall in its own way determine who shall be qualified to vote or otherwise participate in such political party.
HB 83	40-1 (1927)	Author: Eickenroht, Reno	Relating to providing for the selection of County Executive Committees and County Chairmen of political parties in Texas whose nominee for the Governor in the preceding general election received as many as ten thousand votes and less than one hundred thousand votes.
SB 56	40-1 (1927)	Author: Holbrook, Thomas Jefferson	Relating to providing that every political part in this State shall have the power to prescribe the qualifications of its own members and shall in its own way determine who shall be qualified to vote or otherwise participate in such political party.
SB 59	40-1 (1927)	Author: Holbrook, Thomas Jefferson \| et. al.	Relating to repealing Article 3107 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and substituting in its place a new Article providing that every political party in this State through its State Executive Committee shall have the power to prescribe the qualifications of its own members and shall in its own way determine who shall be qualified to vote or otherwise participate in such political party.
SB 112	40-1 (1927)	Author: Wirtz, Alvin Jacob \| et. al.	Relating to providing respectively for the selection of County Executive Committees and County Chairman of political parties in Texas whose nominee for the Governor in the preceding General Election received as many as ten thousand votes and less than one hundred thousand votes.
HB 344	39-0 (1925)	Author: Kittrell, Sr., Norman Goree \| et. al.	Relating to the nomination of candidates by political parties in the State; defining the jurisdiction of courts in contests for nominations and repealing all laws heretofore enacted in reference to nominations by primary election or party conventions.	House: Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
SB 75	39-0 (1925)	Author: Berkeley, Benjamin Franklin	Relating to regulating and providing for a better election and primary election system in this State; providing for a preferential or first and second choice ballot in primaries.	Senate: Privileges and Elections
SB 309	39-0 (1925)	Author: Davis, John	Relating to providing that money paid political party committees shall not be counted in the amount limited for campaign expenses.	Senate: Privileges and Elections
SB 329	39-0 (1925)	Author: Bledsoe, William Harrison	Relating to exempting nominations by political parties of candidates for judicial office above the grade of County Judge from the requirements and operation of the primary election laws.	Senate: State Affairs
HB 424	38-0 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel \| et. al.	Relating to amending the statutes relative to elections, primary elections and nominating conventions.
HB 466	38-0 (1923)	Author: Greer, Julian Preston	Relating to amending certain statutes relating to primary elections, prescribing the form of the ballot to be used at such elections, the manner of counting the votes and declaring the result of such election.
SB 121	38-0 (1923)	Author: Bowers, Richard Saffarrans	Relating to providing the composition of members in the county executive committee.
SB 373	38-0 (1923)	Author: Witt, Edgar E.	Relating to the filling of vacancies occurring in the office Congressman, United States Senator and state and district offices which are filled by election.
HB 56	38-2 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel \| et. al.	Relating to providing that the State Executive Committee of parties holding primary elections may prescribe qualifications for voters in such party primaries, which shall be uniform throughout the State and shall be enforced by all county executive committees of such party.
HB 57	38-2 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel \| et. al.	Relating to amending statutes relative to elections, general and primary, and the requirements of poll tax receipts.
HB 58	38-2 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel \| et. al.	Relating to requiring candidates of certain political parties to be nominated by primary elections; all primary elections in this State to be held on the same day.
HB 71	38-2 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel	Relating to requiring judges, clerks and supervisors of primary elections to see that none by persons qualified shall participate in party primaries, and empowering judges, clerks and supervisors to conduct examinations into qualifications and rights of voters to participate in party primaries and providing that examinations may be conducted under oath.
HB 72	38-2 (1923)	Author: Davenport, Douglas Samuel \| et. al.	Relating to providing that any qualified elector under the laws and constitution who is a Democrat shall be eligible to participate in Democratic primaries but declaring that in no event shall a negro participate in a Democratic primary in the State of Texas.
SB 44	38-2 (1923)	Author: Bowers, Richard Saffarrans	Relating to providing that any qualified elector under the laws and Constitution who is a Democrat shall be eligible to participate in Democratic primaries, but, declaring that in no event shall a negro participate in a Democratic primary in the State of Texas, and declaring ballots cast by negroes as void.
SB 31	37-0 (1921)	Author: Page, Paul Dewitt	Relating to amending the election laws; providing that county executive committees may have equal representation of men and women; placing women equal in all such requirements of political matters as men.
HB 14	36-0 (1919)	Author: Thompson, R. D.	Relating to providing for holding primary elections in this State; providing for the nomination by political parties of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States; providing methods for contesting nominations in primary elections; providing methods for enforcing the provisions of this Act, defining violations thereof, and prescribing penalties therefor.
SB 152	36-0 (1919)	Author: Johnston, Rienzi Melville	Relating to providing that the nominations by political parties of candidates for office of cities, of counties, or of subdivisions of counties and of districts where their territorial extent is limited to a particular county or part of same, shall be made either by a party convention or by a party primary election as now provided by law, ad that the nominations by political parties of candidates for all other offices shall be made by a primary convention held under the control and direction of the proper executive committee of the particular political party.
SB 248	36-0 (1919)	Author: McNealus, James Clayton \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain statutes so as to provide that candidate of political parties casting 100,000 or more votes in the next preceding election shall be nominated by a majority of the votes cast in a primary election.	Senate: Privileges and Elections
HB 32	36-4 (1920)	Author: Satterwhite, Robert Lee	Relating to amending certain articles so as to provide that county executive committees shall be composed of one man and one woman from each voting or justice precinct.
SB 22	36-4 (1920)	Author: Page, Paul Dewitt \| et. al.	Relating to amending certain laws relating to county executive committees.
SB 426	35-0 (1917)	Author: Johnston, Rienzi Melville	Relating to providing the manner of nominations by political parties of candidates for offices of cities, counties, etc.
SB 39	34-0 (1915)	Author: Morrow, Wright Chalfant \| et. al.	Relating to providing for and regulating the nomination by political parties of candidates for State offices.
SB 165	34-0 (1915)	Author: Bailey, Louis Hart	Relating to amending certain laws so as to provide that all county executive committees of organized political parties shall meet the first Saturday after each primary election to canvass the result of such.
SB 70	33-0 (1913)	Author: Westbrook, Ed \| et. al.	Relating to amending statutes, providing for the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, and party political electors, and the election of delegates to the National convention of the respective political parties of this State, to be chosen by a direct preferential primary.

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