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HB541Introduced in the House

Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Engrossed

Introduced by Ernie Yarbrough, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Where it stands

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 991 · March 19, 2026

63

Yes

35

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

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Bill history

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance

  2. Pending House Ethics and Campaign Finance

  3. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  4. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  5. Third Reading in House of Origin

  6. Travis 1st Amendment Offered 9J8J5MP-1

  7. Yarbrough motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 989 9J8J5MP-1

  8. Pringle 1st Amendment Offered 7BLL622-1

  9. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 990 7BLL622-1

  10. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 991

  11. Engrossed

  12. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs

  13. Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs

  14. State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment 84XNDH2-1

  15. Reported Out of Committee Second House

  16. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

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