HB766 - Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

      H.B. No. 766         AN ACT   relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of   a precinct chair.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows:           (h)     An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate   for precinct chair must, in addition to complying with Section   141.031, include:                 (1)     an e-mail address at which the candidate receives   correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;                 (2)     a telephone number at which the candidate can be   reached; or                 (3)     an e-mail address and a telephone number described   by Subdivisions (1) and (2).           (i)     Notwithstanding Sections 141.035, 172.0221, and   172.028, information provided under Subsection (h) is confidential   and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter   552, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor