2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB677
HB677 adds a restriction for county elections administrators: they may not hold another office or position appointed by an elected official.
Official caption: Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.
Official report lists House author(s): DeAyala, Capriglione. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
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- HB677 adds a restriction for county elections administrators: they may not hold another office or position appointed by an elected official.
- The governor signed the bill June 20, 2025; it took effect September 1, 2025.
What does it do?
HB677 adds a restriction for county elections administrators: they may not hold another office or position appointed by an elected official. Existing restrictions on running for public or party office, holding public office, and holding party offices or positions remain. Under the statute, an administrator who becomes a prohibited candidate or accepts a prohibited office or position vacates the administrator position at that time. Final law.
The governor signed the bill June 20, 2025; it took effect September 1, 2025. The amended rule applies only to appointments of county elections administrators occurring on or after that date. People already serving immediately before the effective date remain governed by the prior law under the act’s transition clause. The bill therefore does not automatically remove every existing administrator with another appointed role. It regulates this specific county office, not every election worker or every form of private employment. Official history.
What changed along the way?
The introduced, House committee, engrossed, Senate committee and enrolled versions contain identical operative language, including the protection for existing officeholders. Both committees reported without amendments, and the official amendment index lists none. The new appointed-position restriction and transition clause were in the original proposal. Introduced bill; text versions; amendment index.
For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.
Official bill versions
Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.
Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
The change can reduce overlapping ties between newly appointed election administrators and elected officials who appoint them to other positions. Affected administrators may have to choose between roles, and counties must account for the restriction when selecting administrators. The law does not measure improvements in public confidence, recruitment effects or the value of foregone positions.
The Legislative Budget Board anticipated no state fiscal implication and no significant local fiscal implication. It did not estimate individual employment or opportunity costs. Engrossed fiscal note, May 9, 2025.
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
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