Monitoring the SessionSB 62
Did not pass
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
relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
At the parent’s direction. Doesn’t count as assisting a voter.
The bill lets a child under 14 read or mark a parent's ballot at the parent's direction while the child is with the parent at a voting station, and says this does not count as assisting a voter. It also requires the secretary of state to create voter education materials for parents on this rule and post them online, and requires certain county election officers to post the same materials on county websites. Parents who vote with young children are affected, and starting September 1, 2025, a child under 14 can physically mark the ballot without being treated as an assistant under election law.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1208 by Rep. Guillen (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1208 by Rep. Guillen (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the Senate State Affairs committee 10-1 on Mar 3, 2025. Placed on the intent calendar on Mar 11, 2025. The bill died.
89R-SB62 · 2024-11-12
+ 1 coauthor
relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.
At the parent’s direction. Doesn’t count as assisting a voter.
The bill lets a child under 14 read or mark a parent's ballot at the parent's direction while the child is with the parent at a voting station, and says this does not count as assisting a voter. It also requires the secretary of state to create voter education materials for parents on this rule and post them online, and requires certain county election officers to post the same materials on county websites. Parents who vote with young children are affected, and starting September 1, 2025, a child under 14 can physically mark the ballot without being treated as an assistant under election law.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source
Fiscal note · version S · March 4, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 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.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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.
Report IDs: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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.
Report IDs: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
15 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source
Fiscal note · version S · March 4, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Guillen, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/13/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee
HB 429 by Guillen (very similar)
Elections--Administration
Elections--General
SECRETARY OF STATE
The text as introduced · 249 words
89R2913 LRM-F By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 62 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.131 to read as follows: Sec. 31.131. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON CHILD PARTICIPATION IN VOTING. (a) The secretary of state shall develop voter education materials for parents on the procedures under Section 64.002(b) that allow a child under 14 years of age to read and mark the ballot while accompanying the child's parent to a voting station. The secretary shall make the voter education materials available on the secretary's Internet website. (b) The county officer responsible for administering elections in a county to which Section 31.125 applies shall make the voter education materials developed by the secretary of state under Subsection (a) available on the county's Internet website. SECTION 2. Section 64.002(b), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A child under 18 years of age may accompany the child's parent to a voting station , and, if the child is under 14 years of age, the child may read or mark the ballot at the direction of the parent. Reading or marking a ballot under this subsection does not constitute assisting a voter for purposes of Subchapter B . SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
