SB827

Signed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.
Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 827 amends the Election Code to require hand-count audits of elections conducted using electronic voting systems. The bill updates the heading of the relevant statutory section to reflect this change and emphasizes audit transparency.

Sponsors: DeAyala (R)

Jan 16, 2025


(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 13, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 20, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Mar 26, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Elections, chaired by a Republican
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3388: Yea 130 (R 80, D 50) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Dutton; Gervin-Hawkins; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Reynolds; Rose; Thompson

Absent - Frank; King; Lalani; Oliverson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 3388 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 24, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3470: Yea 137 (R 84, D 53) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bryant; Morales Shaw; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Geren

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Gina Hinojosa: "When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

John Bryant: "When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 25, 2025


(S) House passage reported
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(S) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 5/8/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Debbie Lindstrom for self (with Citizens Defending Freedom)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Anita Overton for self (with No)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cyral Miller for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Javier Ramirez for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kathy Haigler for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kayla Reese for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maria Dixon for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Favret for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Ibarra for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Barbour for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sidney Hollingsworth for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sofia Lozano for Common cause texas
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before H Elections as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Wendy Erisman for self
 

For

(Thu 5/8/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security)
(Thu 5/8/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Jennifer Doinoff for self (with Texas Association of County Election Officials)
(Thu 5/8/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Madeline Dvorcsik for self (with DCRP)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bill Sargent for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Daniel Hunt for self (with SREC Committeeman SD3)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debbie Georgatos for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Fred Shannon for Hart InterCivic
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Glenn Carlisle for self
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before H Elections as Jay Williamson for County and District Clerks' Association of Texas (CDCAT)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jennifer Doinoff for self (with Texas Association of County Election Officials)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Mattingly for self
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before H Elections as Kathy Haigler for self
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before H Elections as Ken Moore for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Laura Rogers for self (with County and District Clerks' Association of Texas (CDCAT))
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Turner for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rhonda Ward for self (with SREC Committeewoman SD3)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Shann Turner for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Terry Putnam for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self
 

On

(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Christina Adkins for Texas Secretary of State
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before H Elections as Christina Adkins for Secretary of State



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