SB 2362
Creighton Bill Makes Unrequested Voter Forms From Officials A Felony
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 unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application; creating a criminal offense.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Officials can still post the form online. Fill in part of one first? State jail felony.
The bill creates a new state jail felony for a public official or election official who, while acting in an official capacity, pushes voter registration applications on people who did not ask for them. It covers unrequested soliciting, unrequested handing out, spending public money to have third parties hand them out, and filling in part of an application before giving it to someone. Officials can still post the form on a public website, give general information about registering, and act as candidates, and the ban can also be enforced by injunction or mandamus.
Labels
Labels: CREATES AN OFFENSE. The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application; creating a criminal offense.”NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2362 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application; creating a criminal offense.
WHAT IT DOES
Officials can still post the form online. Fill in part of one first? State jail felony.
The bill creates a new state jail felony for a public official or election official who, while acting in an official capacity, pushes voter registration applications on people who did not ask for them. It covers unrequested soliciting, unrequested handing out, spending public money to have third parties hand them out, and filling in part of an application before giving it to someone. Officials can still post the form on a public website, give general information about registering, and act as candidates, and the ban can also be enforced by injunction or mandamus.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“solicits the submission of a voter registration application from a person who did not request an application”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes it a felony offense for officials acting in an official capacity to encourage unrequested voter registration, and it allows injunctive relief and mandamus against violations.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 Senate · Filed Mar 12, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3827 by Dyson (identical)
Subjects
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Elections--Election Officers
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
Text
The text as introduced · 380 words
89R5828 MPF-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 2362 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application; creating a criminal offense. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 276, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 276.0175 to read as follows: Sec. 276.0175. UNLAWFUL SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION. (a) A public official or election official commits an offense if the official, while acting in an official capacity, knowingly: (1) solicits the submission of a voter registration application from a person who did not request an application; (2) distributes a voter registration application to a person who did not request the application, except as the distribution is authorized by Chapter 13, Chapter 20, or another provision of this code; (3) authorizes or approves the expenditure of public funds to facilitate third-party distribution of a voter registration application to a person who did not request the application; or (4) completes any portion of a voter registration application and distributes the application to an applicant. (b) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply if the public official or election official engaged in the conduct described by that subdivision by providing access to a voter registration application from a publicly accessible Internet website. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply if a public official or election official: (1) provides general information about applying to register to vote, the voter registration process, or the timeliness of applying to register to vote to a person or the public; or (2) engages in conduct described by Subsection (a) while acting in the official's capacity as a candidate for public elective office. (d) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. (e) A remedy provided under this section is cumulative, and does not restrict any other remedies provided by this code or by law. A violation of this section is subject to injunctive relief or mandamus as provided by this code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.