Mike Schofield Texas House of Representatives District 132 | Official Website
Mike Schofield Texas House of Representatives District 132 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that voters must affiliate with a political party to participate in that party's primary elections or other activities, with this requirement taking effect September 1, 2025. It introduces a criminal offense for voting or attempting to vote in a party primary without proper affiliation. A person's party affiliation will be noted on their voter registration certificate and lists of registered voters starting in December 2025. Individuals can select their party affiliation when registering to vote, and those not choosing will be marked as "independent," barring them from voting in party primaries. Additionally, the bill outlines procedures for changing party affiliation and exceptions for provisional voting. Election processes, such as petition signing and convention participation, will adhere to the new affiliation rules, aimed at ensuring that only affiliated individuals can engage in party-specific electoral activities.
Mike Schofield, member of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, proposed another nine bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Schofield graduated from Rutgers University with a BS and again from Louisiana State University with a JD.
Mike Schofield is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 132nd House district. He replaced previous state representative Gina Calanni in 2021.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 959 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the date of the primary election runoff |
| HB 924 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes |
| HB 918 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents |
| HB 831 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the interlocutory appeal of certain orders regarding the constitutionality, effect, or enforceability of a statute |
| HB 788 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to daylight saving time |
| HB 739 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the rate at which interest accrues in connection with the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on certain residence homesteads |
| HB 558 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions |
| HB 455 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses |
| HB 209 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures |
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