2025 Texas sessionsRegular and both called sessions have ended. This index covers House and Senate bills, not resolutions. Statuses come from official reports.

2025 · Regular session · House bill

HB2259

HB2259 requires the secretary of state to prescribe printed instructions for the official early-voting ballot application.

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Official caption: Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot.

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Official report lists House author(s): DeAyala, Cortez. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.

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HB2259 requires the secretary of state to prescribe printed instructions for the official early-voting ballot application.
The secretary must prescribe accompanying instructions in each language appropriate to Texas’s demographic composition, using the same format.

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What does it do?

HB2259 requires the secretary of state to prescribe printed instructions for the official early-voting ballot application. The instructions must use a single letter-size sheet—8½ by 11 inches—in portrait orientation, with Calibri or Aptos type. The font rule says at least 12-point or the largest size that lets the instructions fit on one sheet, as determined by the secretary; it should not be described as an unconditional 12-point minimum. Bold print must connect instructions to application items where the secretary considers it necessary. Final law, Section 1.

The secretary must prescribe accompanying instructions in each language appropriate to Texas’s demographic composition, using the same format. The act does not name a fixed list of languages. It regulates the application’s instructions, not voter eligibility or the deadline for applying. It took effect September 1, 2025. Final law, Sections 1–2; official history.

What changed along the way?

The introduced bill, House committee printing, engrossed bill, Senate committee printing and enrolled law contain the same substantive requirements. Only printing marks and certification material differ. The official amendment index lists no amendments, and both committees reported the bill without amendments. There are no indexed rejected proposals to summarize. Text-version index; introduced text; amendment index; final law.

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

Applicants may find the instructions easier to read and connect to the form, including applicants using the required language versions. The secretary of state must prepare compliant instructions. The law does not guarantee fewer rejected applications or require a particular election outcome; those would require implementation evidence. Final law.

The Legislative Budget Board’s May 7, 2025 engrossed fiscal note anticipates no significant state or local-government fiscal effect and assumes costs can be absorbed using existing resources. The March 31 introduced note reaches the same conclusion. This is not a separate appropriation or a finding that printing and translation have no cost. Engrossed fiscal note; introduced fiscal note.

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