HB 2502

bill requires always-on activity tracking in voting machines

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Software that logs everything and cannot be turned off.

The bill adds a new approval rule for voting machines: every piece of electronic equipment in a voting system must run software that tracks all input and activity, can create a record of that activity, and cannot be turned off. It touches voting system vendors, the state officials who approve voting equipment, and the counties that buy and use it. Equipment without this logging software could not be approved for elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 146 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 146 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 5, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2502 · 2025-02-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Mark DorazioRHouse 122

ITEM

relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.

WHAT IT DOES

Software that logs everything and cannot be turned off.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 5, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Elections

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mark Dorazio

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$381K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$211K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$160K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$381,050.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$381,050.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $281,050.00
Total: $381,050.00

canvassing $239,000.00advertising $25,000.00polling $17,050.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$211,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$211,000.00

Cash: $205,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $211,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$160,036.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$160,036.00

Cash: $125,000.00
Paid by others: $35,036.00
Total: $160,036.00

mail $35,036.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$381,050.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $281,050.00
Total: $381,050.00

canvassing $239,000.00advertising $25,000.00polling $17,050.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$211,000.00

Cash: $205,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $211,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$160,036.00

Cash: $125,000.00
Paid by others: $35,036.00
Total: $160,036.00

mail $35,036.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 5, 2025

03/17/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--General

Electronic Information Systems

COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE

Text

The text as introduced · 146 words

89R5315 MPF-D

By: Dorazio
H.B. No. 2502

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to software installed in certain voting system equipment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 122, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 122.0332 to read as follows:

Sec. 122.0332. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. In addition to other requirements for

approval, each unit of electronic equipment in a voting system must

be equipped with software that:

(1) tracks all input and activity on the electronic

equipment;

(2) is capable of creating a record of the information

tracked under Subdivision (1); and

(3) cannot be disabled.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.