Texas SB1192 requires the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution to include an estimate of the cost to the state of the proposed.

Texas SB1192 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to include a cost estimate for each proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. The estimate must detail the anticipated cost to the state during the fiscal biennium in which the amendment would take effect if approved. The secretary of state may seek assistance from the Legislative Budget Board in preparing these estimates. These changes apply only to ballots for elections ordered after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas SB1192 requires the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution to include an estimate of the cost to the state of the proposed.

Texas SB1192 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to include a cost estimate for each proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. The estimate must detail the anticipated cost to the state during the fiscal biennium in which the amendment would take effect if approved. The secretary of state may seek assistance from the Legislative Budget Board in preparing these estimates. These changes apply only to ballots for elections ordered after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.