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  89R900 TSS-D     By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 695       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of certain facilities of a building being used   as a polling place or early voting polling place.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 61.003, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:           (a-2)     The secretary of state shall adopt rules requiring the   entity that owns or controls a building being used as a polling   place to permit a person electioneering on the building's premises   outside of the area described in Subsection (a) to use the   facilities of the buildings otherwise available to voters or   election officials, including bathrooms. The rules must provide   that the person:                 (1)     may not bring political signs or literature inside   the area described in Subsection (a);                 (2)     must cover or remove any political logos or   messaging before entering the area described in Subsection (a); and                 (3)     must meet any other requirements determined by the   secretary of state to be necessary to ensure the person complies   with Subsection (a).          SECTION 2.  Section 85.036, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:           (c-1)     The secretary of state shall adopt rules requiring the   entity that owns or controls a building being used as an early   voting polling place to permit a person electioneering on the   building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a)   to use the facilities of the buildings otherwise available to   voters or election officials, including bathrooms. The rules must   provide that the person:                 (1)     may not bring political signs or literature inside   the area described in Subsection (a);                 (2)     must cover or remove any political logos or   messaging before entering the area described in Subsection (a); and                 (3)     must meet any other requirements determined by the   secretary of state to be necessary to ensure the person complies   with Subsection (a).          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.