Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable.
Bill overview
Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable.
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HB 3113 sources, status methodology and verification
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 3113 was a House-passed election-administration proposal requiring paper ballots in counties that hand-count voted ballots to be capable of being scanned and processed by optical or automatic tabulating equipment. The Senate did not pass it.
What would change
The proposal would have added a statewide ballot-format requirement for counties using hand counts so the same paper ballots could also be processed by automatic tabulating equipment if needed.
Who may be affected
County election administrators, election judges and workers, voters in hand-count counties, ballot printers and voting-system vendors.
When it would take effect
HB 3113 did not take effect. It passed the House and was considered in the Senate but did not receive final Senate passage before adjournment. The proposal specified September 1, 2025 as its effective date.
Limits and uncertainty
The scannability mandate described here is not current law through HB 3113. Current ballot-format and counting requirements remain governed by existing Election Code provisions.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official House-engrossed text, TLO summary and stages reviewed. House passed; Senate did not.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
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Left pending in committee
May 8, 2025 · house
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