By: Bonnen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) H.B. No. 574          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;   April 21, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State   Affairs; May 5, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 3; May 5, 2021, sent   to printer.)     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 574 By:  Hughes     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 276, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 276.014 to read as follows:          Sec. 276.014.  OTHER ELECTION OFFENSES.  (a)  A person   commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes   any effort to:                (1)  count votes the person knows are invalid or alter a   report to include votes the person knows are invalid; or                (2)  refuse to count valid votes or alter a report to   exclude valid votes.          (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second   degree.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.     * * * * *