79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2465, Chapter 273 Page: 3 of 6
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H.B. No. 2465
1 shall conduct a public hearing in the same manner as for the initial
2 approval of a system or equipment.
3 SECTION 6. Section 122.095(a), Election Code, is amended to
4 read as follows:
5 (a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering
6 the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state
7 shall determine whether the voting system or voting system
8 equipment subject to reexamination satisfies the applicable
9 requirements for approval of the system or equipment for use in
10 elections.
11 SECTION 7. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to
12 Chapter 122, Election Code, apply only to an act or proceeding
13 occurring under that chapter on or after September 1, 2005, and do
14 not affect the status of an examination conducted by the examiners
15 or a determination made by the secretary of state under that chapter
16 before September 1, 2005, in regard to approval of voting systems or
17 equipment.
18 (b) The acts or proceedings, including all examinations
19 conducted by the examiners and all determinations made by the
20 secretary of state in regard to approval of voting systems or
21 equipment, that occurred under Chapter 122, Election Code, before
22 September 1, 2005, are validated as of the dates the acts or
23 proceedings occurred.
24 SECTION 8. An examination conducted or determination made
25 under Chapter 122, Election Code, before or after the amendments
26 made by this Act, was and continues to be not subject to Chapter
27 551, Government Code.
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2465, Chapter 273, legislative document, June 9, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156810/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.