(1) This part does not govern or restrict the release of a voter registration record:
(a) to an election officer or an employee of an election officer;
(b) for a government purpose relating to maintaining the voter registration list or the administration of an election;
(c) to the extent required by law, to the federal government to comply with, or verify compliance with, the requirements of federal election law;
(d) in accordance with an order of a court with jurisdiction; or
(e) to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement purpose related to election law.
(2) Beginning on March 9, 2026, and ending on May 25, 2026, a person that requests a copy of the voter registration list:
(a) will receive the portion of the list, as the list existed on March 8, 2026, that the person was eligible to receive on March 8, 2026; and
(b) will not receive an updated version of the list, or of any information in an updated version of the list, until May 25, 2026.
(3) A person may only obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for:
(a) a political purpose;
(b) another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or
(c) another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:
(i) under a provision of state or federal law; or
(ii) by order of a court with jurisdiction.
(4) It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) obtain information from the list of registered voters under false pretenses;
(b) obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for a purpose other than:
(i) a political purpose;
(ii) another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or
(iii) another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:
(A) under a provision of state or federal law; or
(B) by order of a court with jurisdiction;
(c) knowingly post on the internet or otherwise disclose to the public, for a fee or free of charge, the list of registered voters or information obtained from the list of registered voters; or
(d) knowingly disclose information from the list of registered voters in a manner that is not permitted by law.
(5) A violation of Subsection (4) is a class A misdemeanor.