Monitoring the SessionHB 127
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Rejected voters get the exact reason. Starting September 1, 2027.
This bill requires county voter registrars, when they reject a voter registration application, to say exactly which part of the application caused the rejection. For each part flagged, the registrar must say whether it was incomplete, filled out wrong, or showed the applicant is not eligible to vote, and must use a form set by the secretary of state for written notices. Applicants whose registrations are turned down get a clearer explanation starting September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3749 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 392 (Did not pass). Checked against 88R and 89R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3749 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 392 (Did not pass). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB127 · 2026-11-09
relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
Rejected voters get the exact reason. Starting September 1, 2027.
This bill requires county voter registrars, when they reject a voter registration application, to say exactly which part of the application caused the rejection. For each part flagged, the registrar must say whether it was incomplete, filled out wrong, or showed the applicant is not eligible to vote, and must use a form set by the secretary of state for written notices. Applicants whose registrations are turned down get a clearer explanation starting September 1, 2027.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
The bill changes the voter registration process by requiring registrars to give rejected applicants a detailed, section-by-section reason on a state-prescribed form.
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Derived itemized flow · Aug 5, 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.
$22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 11, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Apr 17, 2025: Considered in Calendars
Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Elections--Administration
Elections--General
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
SECRETARY OF STATE
The text as introduced · 163 words
90R1736 LRM-F By: Flores H.B. No. 127 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.073, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: (d) In providing a written or oral reason for rejection under Subsection (a) or (b), the registrar shall identify which section or sections of the application resulted in the rejection. For each section identified, the registrar shall specify whether the section: (1) was incomplete; (2) was improperly filled out; or (3) contained information identifying the applicant as ineligible to vote. (e) The registrar shall use the official form prescribed by the secretary of state if a written notice is provided under Subsection (a). The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures and forms necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.