Monitoring the SessionSB 631
Died in committee
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 qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No waiting out parole, probation or supervision.
The bill lets people with felony convictions vote and register to vote as soon as they are out of prison, instead of waiting until they finish parole, probation, or supervision or get a pardon. It touches Texans on parole, probation, or community supervision for a felony, plus county voter registrars who process their applications. On the ground, a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated for it could register and vote right away.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 210 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 210 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 17, 2024 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB631 · 2024-12-17
relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
No waiting out parole, probation or supervision.
The bill lets people with felony convictions vote and register to vote as soon as they are out of prison, instead of waiting until they finish parole, probation, or supervision or get a pardon. It touches Texans on parole, probation, or community supervision for a felony, plus county voter registrars who process their applications. On the ground, a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated for it could register and vote right away.
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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 Sen. Eckhardt, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Dec 17, 2024
02/03/2025 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
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
The text as introduced · 379 words
89R4341 TSS-D By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 631 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.002(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In this code, "qualified voter" means a person who: (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) is a United States citizen; (3) has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, is not currently incarcerated for that offense [ has: [ (A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [ (B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote ]; (5) is a resident of this state; and (6) is a registered voter. SECTION 2. Section 13.001(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must: (1) be 18 years of age or older; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must not currently be incarcerated for that offense [ have: [ (A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [ (B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote ]; and (5) be a resident of the county in which application for registration is made. SECTION 3. 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.