HB 1217 (2022) -  Elections

General Bill by Diamond (CO-SPONSORS) Joseph; Thompson
Elections: Requiring uniform statewide voter registration application to be accepted for purpose of vote-by-mail ballot requests; requires online voter registration system to permit applicant to request vote-by-mail ballot; requires Governor to consult with supervisors of elections in fixing dates for special elections; requires Governor to fix date for special election to be held within certain timeframe; requires supervisor of elections to accept certain requests for vote-by-mail ballots; requires vote-by-mail ballot return mailing envelope to bear statement & checkbox that allows absent elector to request vote-by-mail ballot for certain elections.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Last Event: Died in Public Integrity & Elections Committee on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:03 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1586 Subject: Elections Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 1353 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Public Integrity & Elections Committee Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Elections Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee Time: 01/12/2022 - 1:06 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Elections Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 01/12/2022 - 1:06 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2022 - 1:06 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee Time: 01/12/2022 - 1:06 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Elections Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/11/2022 - 9:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/05/2022 - 5:08 PM Member: Diamond Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.052 CS/CS/SB 524, SB 1586
97.0525 SB 1586
100.111 HB 1353, SB 1586
100.141 HB 1353, SB 1586
101.62 HB 1353, SB 1586, SB 1722, SB 1914, HB 6105
101.64 CS/CS/SB 524*, SB 694, HB 1353, SB 1586, SB 1722, SB 1914, HB 6105, CS/HB 7061*

(*) Not the latest version