Legislation - HB0115

Title: Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Sponsored by: Delegate Wilkins
Status: In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0241

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/23/2025 Legislative Date 7/23/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	7/23/2025	7/23/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration

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