SB510

The bill moves former Section 16.039 to Section 12.007 and expands the earlier authority beyond duties in the registration-cancellation subchapter. The introduced, Senate committee, engrossed and House committee texts already contained the broader list and retained the 30-day restoration provision. Introduced text and prior wording; All five versions.

Bucy’s sole indexed House amendment added written notice, a reasonable opportunity to correct the alleged violation before withholding, and mandatory rulemaking. It was adopted May 27 and retained in the final act after Senate concurrence May 30. A description of the earlier version without those safeguards would be incomplete. Complete adopted amendment; Amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

The state gains a broader financial compliance tool, while registrars gain an express notice-and-correction safeguard. A registrar’s office could lose access to the specified funds while noncompliance remains unresolved. The act does not itself cancel a particular voter’s registration, change voter eligibility or impose a criminal penalty on the registrar. Administrative enforcement and limits.

The March 26 introduced and May 28 House-passed fiscal notes, including the duplicate final posting, anticipate no significant state or local fiscal impact and assume costs can be absorbed with existing resources. They do not estimate how often funds will be withheld or the amount a particular registrar might lose temporarily. Final fiscal posting.