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HB 959 presented by Mike Schofield on Thursday, March 6 in the Texas House

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Mike Schofield, Texas State Representative of 132nd District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/SchofieldForTexas/

Mike Schofield, Texas State Representative of 132nd District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/SchofieldForTexas/

Rep. Mike Schofield introduced HB 959, a bill on Elections, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 6 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the date of the primary election runoff’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill amends the Texas Election Code to change the runoff primary election dates. For state and local elections, the runoff primary will be held on the second Tuesday in April following the general primary election. For federal elections, the runoff primary will be set for the fourth Tuesday in May following the general primary election. These changes are aimed at differentiating the runoff schedules for state and federal offices. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.

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.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Mike Schofield in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 95103/06/2025Relating 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
HB 92403/06/2025Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes
HB 91803/06/2025Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents
HB 83103/05/2025Relating to the interlocutory appeal of certain orders regarding the constitutionality, effect, or enforceability of a statute
HB 78803/05/2025Relating to daylight saving time
HB 73903/05/2025Relating 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 55803/03/2025Relating 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 45502/28/2025Relating 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 20902/27/2025Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures

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