89R3901 TSS-D     By: Oliverson 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.          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.  (a)  Except as   provided by Subsection (c) or Subchapter B, 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 described by Subsection   (a) to a person who did not request it.          (c)  A political party or a candidate for office may   distribute a form described by Subsection (a) to a person who did   not request it.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.