87R12272 MLH-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 2093       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring candidates for nomination by convention to   pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 181.031, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:          (d)  In addition to the requirements prescribed by Section   141.031, the application must be accompanied by a filing fee or a   petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements   imposed by Section 141.062.          (e)  The amount of the filing fee imposed under Subsection   (d) is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for   nomination for the same office in a general primary election.          (f)  A filing fee under this section is to be delivered to the   appropriate party official under Section 181.032(a) for party use.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.