HB 3590
bill requiring joint early voting for joint elections
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 the conduct of early voting by certain political subdivisions.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Share an election, share early voting.
The bill requires local governments that hold a joint election to also run their early voting jointly, instead of letting them decide whether to do so. It touches cities, school districts and other political subdivisions that share an election, along with their early voting clerks. On the ground, joint elections will have one combined early voting operation run by a single appointed clerk, and the separate subsection repealed in Section 2 is removed from the law starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 117 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 117 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 Mar 3, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3590 · 2025-03-03
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ITEM
relating to the conduct of early voting by certain political subdivisions.
WHAT IT DOES
Share an election, share early voting.
The bill requires local governments that hold a joint election to also run their early voting jointly, instead of letting them decide whether to do so. It touches cities, school districts and other political subdivisions that share an election, along with their early voting clerks. On the ground, joint elections will have one combined early voting operation run by a single appointed clerk, and the separate subsection repealed in Section 2 is removed from the law starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Elections
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 20, 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.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$121,392.42
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$121,392.42
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $46,392.42
- Total
- $121,392.42
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 12, 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: 100987252, 101031352, 101036067, 101040466, 101069173.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$121,392.42
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $46,392.42
- Total
- $121,392.42
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 12, 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: 100987252, 101031352, 101036067, 101040466, 101069173.
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 Mar 3, 2025
03/25/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
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--Early Voting
Political Subdivisions
Text
The text as introduced · 117 words
By: Kerwin H.B. No. 3590 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the conduct of early voting by certain political subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 271.006(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The governing bodies of the political subdivisions participating in a joint election shall [ decide whether to ] conduct their early voting jointly. The governing bodies [ that decide to conduct joint early voting ] shall appoint one of their early voting clerks as the early voting clerk for the joint early voting. SECTION 2. Section 271.006(d), Election Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.