89R20394 TSS-D     By: Oliverson, Lujan, Isaac, LaHood, Dorazio H.B. No. 1489     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1489:     By:  Shaheen C.S.H.B. No. 1489       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a   political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter   registration application forms; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows:          Sec. 13.009.  DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION; OFFENSE.  (a)     Except as otherwise provided by a provision of this code, including   provisions of this chapter and Chapter 20, an officer or employee of   this state or of a political subdivision of this state may not   distribute a form on which a person may apply for registration to a   person who did not request it.          (b)  An officer or employee of this state or of a political   subdivision of this state may not use public funds to facilitate the   distribution by another person of a form the officer or employee   would be prohibited from distributing under Subsection (a).          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a political party or a   candidate for office may distribute a form described by Subsection   (a) to a person who did not request it.          (d)  An officer or employee of this state or of a political   subdivision of this state commits an offense if the officer or   employee violates Subsection (a) or (b).          (e)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.